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

  1. force, coercion, duress; simple past of tvinge

Ancestry of “tvang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltvingeto force; to compel
2Old Norseþvingato weigh down; to compel, force
3Proto-Germanicþwinganąto force

Words derived from “tvang”

Every word from Proto-Germanic þwinganą →Every word from Old Norse þvinga →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål tvinge →