Where does “övning” come from?

övning (Swedish) comes from Swedish öva, from Middle Low German ȫven, from Old Saxon ōvian, from Proto-Germanic ōbijaną — to perform, practice.

övning (Swedish): exercise; practice; repetition of an activity to...

Definitions

  1. exercise; practice; repetition of an activity to...

Ancestry of “övning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishövato practice, to train to do something, to...
2Middle Low Germanȫven—
3Old Saxonōvian—
4Proto-Germanicōbijanąto perform, practice

Words derived from “övning”

Every word from Proto-Germanic ōbijaną →Every word from Old Saxon ōvian →Every word from Middle Low German ȫven →