Where does “dwangbevel” come from?

dwangbevel (Dutch) comes from Dutch dwang, from Middle Dutch dwanc, from Old Dutch thwang, from Proto-West Germanic þwangi, from Proto-Germanic þwangiz, from Proto-Indo-European twenk- — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.

dwangbevel (Dutch): warrant; distress-warrant

Definitions

  1. warrant; distress-warrant

Ancestry of “dwangbevel”, step by step

dwangbevel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch dwang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdwangcoercion, compulsion
2Middle Dutchdwanc—
3Old Dutchthwang—
4Proto-West Germanicþwangibelt, strap, thong
5Proto-Germanicþwangizbelt, strap, thong; clamp
6Proto-Indo-Europeantwenk-to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure

via Dutch bevel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbevelorder, command
2Middle Dutchbeveel—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twenk- →