Where does “quengeln” come from?

quengeln (German) comes from German zwängen, from Middle High German twengen, from Old High German dwengen, from Proto-Germanic þwinganą — to force.

quengeln (German): to whinge, to grizzle, to nag, to niggle

Definitions

  1. to whinge, to grizzle, to nag, to niggle

Ancestry of “quengeln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzwängento force, cram
2Middle High Germantwengen—
3Old High Germandwengen—
4Proto-Germanicþwinganąto force

Words derived from “quengeln”

Every word from Proto-Germanic þwinganą →Every word from Old High German dwengen →Every word from Middle High German twengen →