Where does “tvangshandling” come from?

tvangshandling (Danish) comes from Danish tvang, 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.

tvangshandling (Danish): compulsive action

Definitions

  1. compulsive action

Ancestry of “tvangshandling”, step by step

tvangshandling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tvang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtvangcoercion; compulsion; past tense of tvinge
2Old Danishthwang—
3Middle Low Germandwank—
4Proto-Germanicþwanguzcoercion, constraint, band, clamp, strap
5Proto-Indo-Europeantwenk-to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure

via Danish handling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhandlingaction, act
2Danishhandleact; trade, shop
3Old Norsehandla—
4Proto-Germanichandlōnąto take or hold in the hand, seize, grip
5Proto-Germanichanduzhand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þwanguz →Every word from Middle Low German dwank →