Where does “twingen” come from?
twingen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German dwingan, from Proto-West Germanic þwingan, from Proto-Germanic þwinhaną, from Proto-Indo-European twenk- — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.
Ancestry of “twingen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | dwingan | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | þwingan | to constrain; to force |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þwinhaną | to constrain; to force |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | twenk- | to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure |
Words derived from “twingen”