Where does “thrang” come from?
thrang (English) comes from English thring, from Middle English thringen, from Old English þringan, from Proto-West Germanic þringwan, from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- — to push, to press.
thrang (English): busy, preoccupied; crowded, busy; simple past...
Definitions
- busy, preoccupied; crowded, busy; simple past...
Ancestry of “thrang”, step by step
thrang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English thring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thring | To thrust; crowd; press; squeeze; To push; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | thringen | to press, crowd, throng |
| 3 | Old English | þringan | to press, constrict, push on or through |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þringwan | to press, to push |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þrinhwaną | to press, to push; to force |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | trenkʷ- | to push, to press |