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; to draw ,...
Definitions
- to stretch, tense, tighten, strain; to draw ,...
Ancestry of “spenne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | sperna | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | sporna | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spurnaną | to kick, to trample |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sperH- | to kick |
Words derived from “spenne”