Where does “dwingen” come from?
dwingen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dwingen, from Old Dutch thwingan, from Proto-West Germanic þwingan, from Proto-Germanic þwinhaną, from Proto-Indo-European twenk- — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.
dwingen (Dutch): to force, coerce; to constrain, enforce, cause...
Definitions
- to force, coerce; to constrain, enforce, cause...
Ancestry of “dwingen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | dwingen | to press tight, to squeeze, to pinch; to hurt, to... |
| 2 | Old Dutch | thwingan | to force |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þwingan | to constrain; to force |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þwinhaną | to constrain; to force |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | twenk- | to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure |
Words derived from “dwingen”