Where does “Drangsal” come from?

Drangsal (German) comes from German Drang, from Proto-Germanic þrangwaz, from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- — to push, to press.

Drangsal (German): tribulation

Definitions

  1. tribulation

Ancestry of “Drangsal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDrangpressure; stress; urge; impulse; longing
2Proto-Germanicþrangwazpressing; narrow
3Proto-Germanicþrinhwanąto press, to push; to force
4Proto-Indo-Europeantrenkʷ-to push, to press

Words derived from “Drangsal”

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