Where does “athrong” come from?

athrong (English) comes from English A, from English AND, from Middle English and, from Old English and, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.

athrong (English): Thronged; crowded

Definitions

  1. Thronged; crowded

Ancestry of “athrong”, step by step

athrong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English A

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAThe ordinal number first, derived from this...
2EnglishANDAlternative form of ∧, the conjunction operator;...
3Middle Englishandand, and then; however, yet, but, though. while;...
4Old Englishandand; even; also
5Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English throng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthrongA group of people crowded or gathered closely...
2Middle Englishthrong
3Old Englishþrang
4Proto-Germanicþrangwą
5Proto-Germanicþrangwazpressing; narrow
6Proto-Germanicþrinhwanąto press, to push; to force
7Proto-Indo-Europeantrenkʷ-to push, to press
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts