Where does “smertelindring” come from?

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

smertelindring (Norwegian Nynorsk): pain relief

Definitions

  1. pain relief

Ancestry of “smertelindring”, step by step

smertelindring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk lindring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklindringrelief
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 smerte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksmertean ache; a pain
2Middle Low Germansmerte—
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ingō →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk -ing →Every word from Old Norse -ing →