Where does “bezwingen” come from?
bezwingen (German) comes from German zwingen, from Middle High German twingen, from Old High German dwingan, from Proto-West Germanic þwingan, from Proto-Germanic þwinhaną, from Proto-Indo-European twenk- — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.
bezwingen (German): to overcome; to defeat
Definitions
- to overcome; to defeat
Ancestry of “bezwingen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zwingen | to force; to compel; to make; to necessitate; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | twingen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | dwingan | constrict, tie (together) |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þwingan | to constrain; to force |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þwinhaną | to constrain; to force |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | twenk- | to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure |