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

  1. incineration of waste

Ancestry of “avfallsforbrenning”, step by step

avfallsforbrenning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk forbrenning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskforbrenningcombustion; incineration; a burn
2Norwegian Nynorsk-ingUsed to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing; Used...
3Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
4Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing

via Norwegian Nynorsk avfall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskavfalltrash (US), garbage (US)
2Old Norseaffalloffal
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ingōEvery word from Norwegian Nynorsk -ingEvery word from Old Norse -ing