Where does “forurensning” come from?

forurensning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål -ning, from Old Norse -ning.

forurensning (Norwegian Bokmål): contamination; pollution

Definitions

  1. contamination; pollution

Ancestry of “forurensning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmål-ningused to form nouns, usually from verbs
2Old Norse-ning—

Words derived from “forurensning”

Every word from Old Norse -ning →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål -ning →