Where does “inntrenger” come from?

inntrenger (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål trenge, from Danish trænge, from Old Danish thrængia, from Old Norse þrøngva, from Proto-Germanic þrangwijaną, from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- — to push, to press.

inntrenger (Norwegian Bokmål): an intruder

Definitions

  1. an intruder

Ancestry of “inntrenger”, step by step

inntrenger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål trenge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltrengeto press; to need; to require
2Danishtrængeto need, want; to press, force; to advance, force
3Old Danishthrængia—
4Old Norseþrøngvato press on one; to straiten, tighten; to force
5Proto-Germanicþrangwijanąto cause to press; to push, to force
6Proto-Indo-Europeantrenkʷ-to push, to press

via Norwegian Bokmål inn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålinninside, in; in, into
2Old Norseinnin, into; the
3Proto-Germanicinnin, into
4Proto-Germanicinin; into
5Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrangwijaną →Every word from Old Norse þrøngva →