Where does “menneskeofring” come from?

menneskeofring (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk ofring, from Norwegian Nynorsk -ing, from Old Norse -ing, from Proto-Germanic -ingō — -ing.

menneskeofring (Norwegian Nynorsk): a human sacrifice

Definitions

  1. a human sacrifice

Ancestry of “menneskeofring”, step by step

menneskeofring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk ofring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskofringan offering, a sacrifice
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 menneske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmenneskehuman, human being, man, Homo sapiens; people
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ingōEvery word from Norwegian Nynorsk -ingEvery word from Old Norse -ing