Where does “åkning” come from?

åkning (Swedish) comes from Swedish åka, from Old Swedish aka, from Old Norse aka, from Proto-Germanic akaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

åkning (Swedish): going (by vehicle, ski, skate or similar), skiing, skating

Definitions

  1. going (by vehicle, ski, skate or similar), skiing, skating

Ancestry of “åkning”, step by step

åkning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish åka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishåkato go; to depart, to leave
2Old Swedishakato drive
3Old NorseakaTo drive
4Proto-Germanicakanąto drive, sail, navigate; to ache
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Swedish ning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishning—

Words derived from “åkning”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic akaną →