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

  1. coercion; compulsion; past tense of tvinge

Ancestry of “tvang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishthwang—
2Middle Low Germandwank—
3Proto-Germanicþwanguzcoercion, constraint, band, clamp, strap
4Proto-Indo-Europeantwenk-to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure

Words derived from “tvang”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European twenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þwanguz →Every word from Middle Low German dwank →