Where does “hickning” come from?

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

hickning (Swedish): hiccup

Definitions

  1. hiccup

Ancestry of “hickning”, 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