Where does “spenning” come from?
spenning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål spenne, from Old Norse sperna, from Old Norse sporna, from Proto-Germanic spurnaną, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.
spenning (Norwegian Bokmål): excitement; tension; voltage
Definitions
- excitement; tension; voltage
Ancestry of “spenning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | spenne | to stretch, tense, tighten, strain; to draw ,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | sperna | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | sporna | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | spurnaną | to kick, to trample |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sperH- | to kick |