Where does “tvangsindlægge” come from?

tvangsindlægge (Danish) comes from Danish indlægge, from Danish ind, from Old Danish in, from Old Norse inn, from Proto-Germanic inn, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

tvangsindlægge (Danish): to commit forcibly admit to medical, especially psychiatric care

Definitions

  1. to commit forcibly admit to medical, especially psychiatric care

Ancestry of “tvangsindlægge”, step by step

tvangsindlægge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish indlægge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishindlæggeto admit (a patient into hospital)
2Danishindin
3Old Danishin—
4Old Norseinnin, into; the
5Proto-Germanicinnin, into
6Proto-Germanicinin; into
7Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

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

Words derived from “tvangsindlægge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-Germanic inn →