Where does “dwangbuis” come from?

dwangbuis (Dutch) comes from Dutch buis, from Middle Dutch buse, from Italian buccia, from German borke, from Middle Low German borke, from Proto-Germanic barkuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós — birch.

dwangbuis (Dutch): straitjacket; tight, cumbersome constraints

Definitions

  1. straitjacket; tight, cumbersome constraints

Ancestry of “dwangbuis”, step by step

dwangbuis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch buis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbuispipe, duct; television, compare tube; gambeson
2Middle Dutchbuse—
3Italianbucciaskin, peel, husk, bur; pod; rind
4Germanborkebark (on a tree)
5Middle Low Germanborke—
6Proto-Germanicbarkuzbark of a tree
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵósbirch

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós →Every word from Proto-Germanic barkuz →Every word from Middle Low German borke →