Where does “treingja” come from?

treingja (Faroese) comes from Old Norse þryngva, from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- — to push, to press.

treingja (Faroese): to press, to throng

Definitions

  1. to press, to throng

Ancestry of “treingja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþryngvato press, thrust; to rush, press onward
2Proto-Germanicþrinhwanąto press, to push; to force
3Proto-Indo-Europeantrenkʷ-to push, to press
Every word from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną →Every word from Old Norse þryngva →