Where does “zwangsenteignen” come from?

zwangsenteignen (German) comes from German Zwang, from Middle High German twanc, from Old High German geduang, from Proto-West Germanic þwangi, from Proto-Germanic þwangiz, from Proto-Indo-European twenk- — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.

zwangsenteignen (German): to forcefully expropriate

Definitions

  1. to forcefully expropriate

Ancestry of “zwangsenteignen”, step by step

zwangsenteignen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zwang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZwangcompulsion, obligation
2Middle High Germantwanc—
3Old High Germangeduang—
4Proto-West Germanicþwangibelt, strap, thong
5Proto-Germanicþwangizbelt, strap, thong; clamp
6Proto-Indo-Europeantwenk-to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure

via German enteignen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanenteignento expropriate
2Germanent-Inseparable verb prefix indicating removing...
3Middle High Germanent-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twenk- →