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

  1. to force; to compel; to make; to necessitate; to...

Ancestry of “dwingen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandwingen—
2Old Saxonthwinganto oppress
3Proto-West Germanicþwinganto constrain; to force
4Proto-Germanicþwinhanąto constrain; to force
5Proto-Indo-Europeantwenk-to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þwinhaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þwingan →
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