Where does “undertrykking” come from?

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

undertrykking (Norwegian Nynorsk): oppression, repression, suppression

Definitions

  1. oppression, repression, suppression

Ancestry of “undertrykking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsk-ingUsed to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing; Used...
2Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
3Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ingō →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk -ing →Every word from Old Norse -ing →