Where does “riktning” come from?

riktning (Swedish) comes from Swedish rikta — to direct, to aim.

riktning (Swedish): a direction

Definitions

  1. a direction

Ancestry of “riktning”, step by step

riktning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish rikta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishriktato direct, to aim

via Swedish ning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishning

Words derived from “riktning

Every word from Swedish rikta