Where does “ritning” come from?

ritning (Swedish) comes from Swedish Rita, from Old Swedish hrīta, from Old Norse hríta, from Proto-Germanic hrītaną — to scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull.

ritning (Swedish): drawing; a drawing, a blueprint

Definitions

  1. drawing; a drawing, a blueprint

Ancestry of “ritning”, step by step

ritning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish Rita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishRitato draw (usually simpler, more line-based pictures or drawings – compare teckna)
2Old Swedishhrīta—
3Old Norsehríta—
4Proto-Germanichrītanąto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull

via Swedish ning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishning—

Words derived from “ritning”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hrītaną →Every word from Old Norse hríta →Every word from Old Swedish hrīta →