Where does “tvang” come from?
tvang (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tvinge, from Old Norse þvinga, from Proto-Germanic þwinganą — to force.
tvang (Norwegian Bokmål): force, coercion, duress; simple past of tvinge
Definitions
- force, coercion, duress; simple past of tvinge
Ancestry of “tvang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tvinge | to force; to compel |
| 2 | Old Norse | þvinga | to weigh down; to compel, force |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þwinganą | to force |
Words derived from “tvang”