Where does “tvangstrøye” come from?
tvangstrøye (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tvang, from Norwegian Bokmål tvinge, from Old Norse þvinga, from Proto-Germanic þwinganą — to force.
tvangstrøye (Norwegian Bokmål): a straitjacket
Ancestry of “tvangstrøye”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tvang | force, coercion, duress; simple past of tvinge |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | tvinge | to force; to compel |
| 3 | Old Norse | þvinga | to weigh down; to compel, force |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þwinganą | to force |