Where does “dwank” come from?

dwank (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic þwanguz, from Proto-Indo-European twenk- — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.

Ancestry of “dwank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþwanguzcoercion, constraint, band, clamp, strap
2Proto-Indo-Europeantwenk-to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure

Words derived from “dwank”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European twenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þwanguz →