Where does “dwingen” come from?
dwingen (Low German) comes from Middle Low German dwingen, from Old Saxon thwingan, from Proto-West Germanic þwingan, from Proto-Germanic þwinhaną, from Proto-Indo-European twenk- — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.
dwingen (Low German): to force; to compel; to make; to necessitate; to...
Definitions
- to force; to compel; to make; to necessitate; to...
Ancestry of “dwingen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | dwingen | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | thwingan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þwingan | to constrain; to force |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þwinhaną | to constrain; to force |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | twenk- | to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure |