Where does “avfallsforbrenning” come from?
avfallsforbrenning (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk forbrenning, from Norwegian Nynorsk -ing, from Old Norse -ing, from Proto-Germanic -ingō — -ing.
avfallsforbrenning (Norwegian Nynorsk): incineration of waste
Definitions
- incineration of waste
Ancestry of “avfallsforbrenning”, step by step
avfallsforbrenning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk forbrenning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | forbrenning | combustion; incineration; a burn |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | -ing | Used to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing; Used... |
| 3 | Old Norse | -ing | Forms gerund nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ingō | -ing |