Where does “þvengur” come from?

þvengur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þvengr, from Proto-Germanic þwanguz, from Proto-Indo-European twenk- — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.

þvengur (Icelandic): strap, lace

Definitions

  1. strap, lace

Ancestry of “þvengur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþvengrleather thong strap or lace
2Proto-Germanicþwanguzcoercion, constraint, band, clamp, strap
3Proto-Indo-Europeantwenk-to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þwanguz →Every word from Old Norse þvengr →