Where does “skogsavverkning” come from?

skogsavverkning (Swedish) comes from Swedish skog, from Old Swedish skōgher, from Old Norse skógr, from Proto-Germanic skōgaz — forest, wood.

skogsavverkning (Swedish): logging, felling (of forest)

Definitions

  1. logging, felling (of forest)

Ancestry of “skogsavverkning”, step by step

skogsavverkning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskogforest, wood
2Old Swedishskōgherforest, wood
3Old Norseskógrwood, forest
4Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood

via Swedish avverkning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishavverkningfelling (of trees, for wood), logging
2Swedish-ningUsed to form nouns from a verb, usually referring...
3Old Norse-ning—
Every word from Proto-Germanic skōgaz →Every word from Old Norse skógr →Every word from Old Swedish skōgher →