Where does “hämnd” come from?

hämnd (Swedish) comes from Old Norse hefnd, from Old Norse hefna — avenge.

hämnd (Swedish): vengeance, revenge

Definitions

  1. vengeance, revenge

Ancestry of “hämnd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehefndrevenge
2Old Norsehefnaavenge

Words derived from “hämnd”

Every word from Old Norse hefna →Every word from Old Norse hefnd →