Where does “ristning” come from?

ristning (Swedish) comes from Swedish rista, from Old Norse hrista — to shake.

ristning (Swedish): a carving, an inscription in wood or stone

Definitions

  1. a carving, an inscription in wood or stone

Ancestry of “ristning”, step by step

ristning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish rista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishristacarve, cut, scratch with a sharp tool
2Old Norsehristato shake

via Swedish ning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishning—
Every word from Old Norse hrista →Every word from Swedish rista →
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