Where does “nakning” come from?

nakning (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk naken, from Old Norse nakinn, from Proto-Germanic nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.

nakning (Norwegian Nynorsk): a naked person; nudist

Definitions

  1. a naked person; nudist

Ancestry of “nakning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknakennaked, nude, bare
2Old Norsenakinnnaked
3Proto-Germanicnakwadaznaked
4Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷósbare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós →Every word from Proto-Germanic nakwadaz →Every word from Old Norse nakinn →