Where does “snyftning” come from?

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

snyftning (Swedish): sobbing, sniffling

Definitions

  1. sobbing, sniffling

Ancestry of “snyftning”, 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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