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
- To thrust; crowd; press; squeeze; To push; to...
Ancestry of “thring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | thringen | to press, crowd, throng |
| 2 | Old English | þringan | to press, constrict, push on or through |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þringwan | to press, to push |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þrinhwaną | to press, to push; to force |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | trenkʷ- | to push, to press |
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