Where does “hønsing” come from?

hønsing (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål -ing, from Old Norse -ing, from Proto-Germanic -ingō — -ing.

hønsing (Norwegian Bokmål): the act or practice of treating others to food and drink, especially when being admitted to an association or starting at a new workplace

Definitions

  1. the act or practice of treating others to food and drink, especially when being admitted to an association or starting at a new workplace

Ancestry of “hønsing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmål-ingUsed to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing; Used...
2Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
3Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ingō →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål -ing →Every word from Old Norse -ing →