Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “spränga” come from?

spränga (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish sprængia, 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.

spränga (Swedish): blow up; to destroy something through an...

Definitions

  1. blow up; to destroy something through an...

Ancestry of “spränga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsprængiato cause to burst
2Old Norsesprengja—
3Proto-Germanicsprangijanąto cause to spring; to cause to burst, to blow up
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “spränga”

  • sprängmedel
  • sprängladdning
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