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Where does “fängelse” come from?

fängelse (Swedish) comes from Old Norse fangelsi.

fängelse (Swedish): a prison, a jail

Definitions

  1. a prison, a jail

Ancestry of “fängelse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefangelsi—

Words derived from “fängelse”

  • fängelsestraff
  • fängelsehåla
Every word from Old Norse fangelsi →