Where does “thring” come from?

thring (English) comes 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.

thring (English): To thrust; crowd; press; squeeze; To push; to...

Definitions

  1. To thrust; crowd; press; squeeze; To push; to...

Ancestry of “thring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishthringento press, crowd, throng
2Old Englishþringanto press, constrict, push on or through
3Proto-West Germanicþringwanto press, to push
4Proto-Germanicþrinhwanąto press, to push; to force
5Proto-Indo-Europeantrenkʷ-to push, to press

Words derived from “thring”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þringwan →
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