Where does “Harnzwang” come from?

Harnzwang (German) comes from German Zwang, from Middle High German twanc, from Old High German geduang, from Proto-West Germanic þwangi, from Proto-Germanic þwangiz, from Proto-Indo-European twenk- — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.

Harnzwang (German): dysuria

Definitions

  1. dysuria

Ancestry of “Harnzwang”, step by step

Harnzwang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zwang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZwangcompulsion, obligation
2Middle High Germantwanc—
3Old High Germangeduang—
4Proto-West Germanicþwangibelt, strap, thong
5Proto-Germanicþwangizbelt, strap, thong; clamp
6Proto-Indo-Europeantwenk-to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure

via German harn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanharnsingular imperative of harnen; first-person...
2Old High Germanharn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þwangiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þwangi →