Where does “timmerflottning” come from?

timmerflottning (Swedish) comes from Swedish timmer, from Old Norse timbr, from Proto-Germanic timrą, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

timmerflottning (Swedish): transportation of logs on (flowing) water (like a river); log driving, log floating, timber rafting

Definitions

  1. transportation of logs on (flowing) water (like a river); log driving, log floating, timber rafting

Ancestry of “timmerflottning”, step by step

timmerflottning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish timmer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtimmertimber, log to be used in construction
2Old Norsetimbrtimber
3Proto-Germanictimrąbuilding; timber
4Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

via Swedish flottning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishflottningtransportation (of logs or the like) on (flowing) water (like a river); log driving, log floating, timber rafting
2Swedish-ningUsed to form nouns from a verb, usually referring...
3Old Norse-ning—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic timrą →Every word from Old Norse timbr →