Where does “tvangstanke” come from?

tvangstanke (Danish) comes from Danish tanke, from Old Danish tanckæ, from Middle Low German danke, from Old Saxon thanc, from Proto-Germanic þankaz, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

tvangstanke (Danish): intrusive thought; compulsive thought

Definitions

  1. intrusive thought; compulsive thought

Ancestry of “tvangstanke”, step by step

tvangstanke traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tanke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtankethought; idea; intension
2Old Danishtanckæ—
3Middle Low Germandanke—
4Old Saxonthanc—
5Proto-Germanicþankazthought; mind; consideration; remembrance;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

via Swedish tvång

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtvångcoercion, compulsion
2Swedishtvingato force
3Old Swedishþvingato weigh down
4Old Norseþvingato weigh down; to compel, force
5Proto-Germanicþwinganąto force

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankaz →Every word from Old Saxon thanc →