fængsel
Danish
/fɛŋˀsəl/
noun
Definitions
- prison place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Etymology
Affix from Danish fange (catch, captive, capture) derived from Old Danish fengelse (prison) derived from Middle Low German vangnisse.
Origin
Middle Low German
vangnisse
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Gefängnis German
- Gefängniswärter German
- Gefängniswärterin German
- Gefängniszelle German
- fängelse Swedish
- fängelsehåla Swedish
- fängelsestraff Swedish
- fånga Swedish
- fange Danish
- fangenskab Danish
- undfange Danish
- vangnisse Middle Low German
- fange Old Danish
- fengelse Old Danish