Where does “fangelsa” come from?

fangelsa (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fangelsi, from Old Norse fangelsi.

fangelsa (Icelandic): to imprison, to jail, to gaol; to confine

Definitions

  1. to imprison, to jail, to gaol; to confine

Ancestry of “fangelsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfangelsiprison
2Old Norsefangelsi—
Every word from Old Norse fangelsi →Every word from Icelandic fangelsi →
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