Where does “tvangsflytte” come from?

tvangsflytte (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål flytte, from Old Norse flytja, from Proto-Germanic flutjaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

tvangsflytte (Norwegian Bokmål): to forcibly remove people

Definitions

  1. to forcibly remove people

Ancestry of “tvangsflytte”, step by step

tvangsflytte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål flytte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålflytteto move
2Old Norseflytjato move
3Proto-Germanicflutjanąto move, flutter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Norwegian Bokmål tvang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltvangforce, coercion, duress; simple past of tvinge
2Norwegian Bokmåltvingeto force; to compel
3Old Norseþvingato weigh down; to compel, force
4Proto-Germanicþwinganąto force
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flutjaną →