Where does “spenne” come from?

spenne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse sperna, from Old Norse sporna, from Proto-Germanic spurnaną, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.

spenne (Norwegian Bokmål): to stretch, tense, tighten, strain

Definitions

  1. to stretch, tense, tighten, strain

Ancestry of “spenne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesperna—
2Old Norsesporna—
3Proto-Germanicspurnanąto kick, to trample
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick

Words derived from “spenne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spurnaną →Every word from Old Norse sporna →