Where does “throngy” come from?

throngy (English) comes from English throng, from Middle English throng, from Old English þrang, from Proto-Germanic þrangwą, from Proto-Germanic þrangwaz, from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- — to push, to press.

Ancestry of “throngy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthrongA group of people crowded or gathered closely...
2Middle Englishthrong—
3Old Englishþrang—
4Proto-Germanicþrangwą—
5Proto-Germanicþrangwazpressing; narrow
6Proto-Germanicþrinhwanąto press, to push; to force
7Proto-Indo-Europeantrenkʷ-to push, to press
Every word from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrangwaz →
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