Where does “zwängen” come from?

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

zwängen (German): to force, cram

Definitions

  1. to force, cram

Ancestry of “zwängen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantwengen—
2Old High Germandwengen—
3Proto-Germanicþwinganąto force

Words derived from “zwängen”

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