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
- A group of people crowded or gathered closely...
Ancestry of “throng”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | throng | — |
| 2 | Old English | þrang | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þrangwą | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þrangwaz | pressing; narrow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þrinhwaną | to press, to push; to force |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | trenkʷ- | to push, to press |
Words derived from “throng”