Where does “amning” come from?

amning (Swedish) comes from Swedish amma, from Low German amme.

amning (Swedish): breastfeeding

Definitions

  1. breastfeeding

Ancestry of “amning”, step by step

amning traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish amma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishammaa wet nurse; to breastfeed
2Low Germanamme—

via Swedish ning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishning—

via German Ahming

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAhming—
Every word from Low German amme →Every word from Swedish amma →
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