Where does “Presszange” come from?

Presszange (German) comes from German Pressen, from Middle High German pressen, from Old High German pressōn, from Latin pressō, from Latin premō, from Proto-Indo-European pres-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Presszange (German): press tool, radical press

Definitions

  1. press tool, radical press

Ancestry of “Presszange”, step by step

Presszange traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pressen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPressenplural of Presse
2Middle High Germanpressen
3Old High Germanpressōn
4Latinpressō
5Latinpremōto press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpres-to press
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Zange

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZangea pair of pincers, pliers, tongs, forceps
2Middle High Germanzange
3Old High Germanzangatongs
4Proto-West Germanic*tangutongs
5Proto-Germanictangōtongs
6Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós