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

  1. to force, coerce; to constrain, enforce, cause...

Ancestry of “dwingen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdwingento press tight, to squeeze, to pinch; to hurt, to...
2Old Dutchthwinganto force
3Proto-West Germanicþwinganto constrain; to force
4Proto-Germanicþwinhanąto constrain; to force
5Proto-Indo-Europeantwenk-to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure

Words derived from “dwingen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European twenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þwinhaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þwingan →