Where does “thringen” come from?

thringen (Middle English) comes from Old English þringan, from Proto-West Germanic þringwan, from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- — to push, to press.

thringen (Middle English): to press, crowd, throng

Definitions

  1. to press, crowd, throng

Ancestry of “thringen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþringanto press, constrict, push on or through
2Proto-West Germanicþringwanto press, to push
3Proto-Germanicþrinhwanąto press, to push; to force
4Proto-Indo-Europeantrenkʷ-to push, to press

Words derived from “thringen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þringwan →