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Where does “sprängladdning” come from?

sprängladdning (Swedish) comes from Swedish spränga, 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.

sprängladdning (Swedish): an explosive charge

Definitions

  1. an explosive charge

Ancestry of “sprängladdning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsprängablow up; to destroy something through an...
2Old Swedishsprængiato cause to burst
3Old Norsesprengja—
4Proto-Germanicsprangijanąto cause to spring; to cause to burst, to blow up
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
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