Where does “trengsel” come from?
trengsel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse þrøngsl, from Old Norse þrǫngr, from Old Norse leikr, from Middle Low German lek, from Latin lāicus, from Ancient Greek λαϊκός, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós — to bark, howl; to be concealed.
trengsel (Norwegian Bokmål): jam; tribulation
Definitions
- jam; tribulation
Ancestry of “trengsel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þrøngsl | straits, distress |
| 2 | Old Norse | þrǫngr | narrow, close, tight; crowded |
| 3 | Old Norse | leikr | game; sport; contest |
| 4 | Middle Low German | lek | — |
| 5 | Latin | lāicus | lay (of the laity) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λαϊκός | of the people; popular |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λᾱός | people; men; the people |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | people, crowd |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |