Where does “boxning” come from?

boxning (Swedish) comes from Swedish boxa — to box (punch).

boxning (Swedish): boxing

Definitions

  1. boxing

Ancestry of “boxning”, step by step

boxning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish boxa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishboxato box (punch)

via Swedish ning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishning
Every word from Swedish boxa