Where does “nedrustning” come from?

nedrustning (Swedish) comes from Swedish nedrusta, from Swedish ned, from Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.

nedrustning (Swedish): disarmament the reduction in the number of weapons that a country has

Definitions

  1. disarmament the reduction in the number of weapons that a country has

Ancestry of “nedrustning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnedrustadisarm reduce the size of one's own military forces
2Swedishneddown
3Old Norseniðrdown; kinsman, relative; son
4Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
5Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →Every word from Proto-Germanic niþer →Every word from Old Norse niðr →