Where does “smekning” come from?

smekning (Swedish) comes from Swedish -ning, from Old Norse -ning.

smekning (Swedish): caress

Definitions

  1. caress

Ancestry of “smekning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedish-ningUsed to form nouns from a verb, usually referring...
2Old Norse-ning—
Every word from Old Norse -ning →Every word from Swedish -ning →
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