Where does “räddningsplan” come from?

räddningsplan (Swedish) comes from Swedish räddning, from Swedish -ning, from Old Norse -ning.

räddningsplan (Swedish): rescue plane

Definitions

  1. rescue plane

Ancestry of “räddningsplan”, step by step

räddningsplan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish räddning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishräddningsaving, a save (of someone's life, or from going under more broadly, like in English)
2Swedish-ningUsed to form nouns from a verb, usually referring...
3Old Norse-ning

via Swedish plån

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishplåna tablet; a striking surface on a matchbox
Every word from Old Norse -ningEvery word from Swedish -ningEvery word from Swedish räddning
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