Where does “throng” come from?

Throng comes from Middle English throng, from Old English þrang, from Proto-Germanic þrangwą and þrangwaz, from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ-, meaning to press or squeeze.

throng (English): A group of people crowded or gathered closely...

Definitions

  1. A group of people crowded or gathered closely...

Ancestry of “throng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishthrong—
2Old Englishþrang—
3Proto-Germanicþrangwą—
4Proto-Germanicþrangwazpressing; narrow
5Proto-Germanicþrinhwanąto press, to push; to force
6Proto-Indo-Europeantrenkʷ-to push, to press

Words derived from “throng”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrangwaz →