Where does “tvang” come from?
tvang (Danish) comes from Old Danish thwang, from Middle Low German dwank, from Proto-Germanic þwanguz, from Proto-Indo-European twenk- — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.
tvang (Danish): coercion; compulsion; past tense of tvinge
Definitions
- coercion; compulsion; past tense of tvinge
Ancestry of “tvang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Danish | thwang | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | dwank | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þwanguz | coercion, constraint, band, clamp, strap |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | twenk- | to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure |
Words derived from “tvang”