Where does “Spannung” come from?

Spannung (German) comes from German -ung, from Middle High German -ung, from Old High German -unga, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".

Spannung (German): voltage; tension; suspense

Definitions

  1. voltage; tension; suspense

Ancestry of “Spannung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-ung-ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing...
2Middle High German-ung
3Old High German-unga-ing
4Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."

Words derived from “Spannung

Every word from Proto-Germanic -ungō