Where does “gungning” come from?

gungning (Swedish) comes from Swedish -ning, from Old Norse -ning.

gungning (Swedish): a smooth swinging or rocking back-and-forth motion

Definitions

  1. a smooth swinging or rocking back-and-forth motion

Ancestry of “gungning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedish-ningUsed to form nouns from a verb, usually referring...
2Old Norse-ning
Every word from Old Norse -ningEvery word from Swedish -ning
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