Where does “petning” come from?

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

petning (Swedish): cutting the act of discharging someone from a team

Definitions

  1. cutting the act of discharging someone from a team

Ancestry of “petning”, step by step

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