sprænge
Danish
[ˈsb̥ʁaŋə]
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to blow up, to cause to explode
- (transitive) to forcefully break through
- (intransitive) to burst, explode
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse sprengja derived from Proto-Germanic *sprangijaną (cause to spring).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*sprangijaną
Gloss
cause to spring
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Sprengfalle German
- Sprengkraft German
- sprengen German
- sprenge Norwegian Bokmål
- *sprangijaną Proto-Germanic
- *springaną Proto-Germanic
- sprengja Norwegian Nynorsk
- *sprencan Old English
- sprengan Old English
- sprengen Old English
- sprengja Old Norse
- sprængstof Danish
- stof Danish
- sprengen Old High German
- spreingja Faroese
- sprengen Middle High German
- sprengian Old Saxon
- sprængia Old Swedish