Where does “fängsel” come from?

fängsel (Swedish) comes from Swedish fängelse, from Old Norse fangelsi.

fängsel (Swedish): prison

Definitions

  1. prison

Ancestry of “fängsel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfängelsea prison, a jail
2Old Norsefangelsi—

Words derived from “fängsel”

Every word from Old Norse fangelsi →Every word from Swedish fängelse →