Where does “sprengja” come from?

sprengja (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse sprengja, from Proto-Germanic sprangijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

sprengja (Norwegian Nynorsk): to blow up; to break; to wear out an animal

Definitions

  1. to blow up; to break; to wear out an animal

Ancestry of “sprengja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesprengja—
2Proto-Germanicsprangijanąto cause to spring; to cause to burst, to blow up
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →