Where does “hämnd” come from?
hämnd (Swedish) comes from Old Norse hefnd, from Old Norse hefna — avenge.
hämnd (Swedish): vengeance, revenge
Ancestry of “hämnd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hefnd | revenge |
| 2 | Old Norse | hefna | avenge |