Where does “þröng” come from?
þröng (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þrǫng, from Proto-Germanic þrangwō, from Proto-Germanic þrangwaz, from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- — to push, to press.
þröng (Icelandic): throng, crowd
Ancestry of “þröng”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | þrǫng | throng, crowd; narrow place; straits |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þrangwō | throng |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þrangwaz | pressing; narrow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þrinhwaną | to press, to push; to force |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | trenkʷ- | to push, to press |