Where does “španung” come from?

španung (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Spannung, from German -ung, from Middle High German -ung, from Old High German -unga, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".

španung (Serbo-Croatian): state of anxiety, stress

Definitions

  1. state of anxiety, stress

Ancestry of “španung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpannungvoltage; tension; suspense
2German-ung-ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing...
3Middle High German-ung—
4Old High German-unga-ing
5Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ungō →Every word from German -ung →Every word from Old High German -unga →