Where does “zusammendrängen” come from?

zusammendrängen (German) comes from German drängen, from Old High German drengen, from Proto-Germanic þrangwijaną, from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- — to push, to press.

zusammendrängen (German): to condense

Definitions

  1. to condense

Ancestry of “zusammendrängen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandrängento press, to push
2Old High Germandrengento let intrude
3Proto-Germanicþrangwijanąto cause to press; to push, to force
4Proto-Indo-Europeantrenkʷ-to push, to press
Every word from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ-Every word from Proto-Germanic þrangwijanąEvery word from Old High German drengen