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

Definitions

  1. a straitjacket

Ancestry of “tvangstrøye”, step by step

tvangstrøye traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Norwegian Bokmål trøye

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltrøyea shirt, jacket, or other garment which covers...
2Old Norsetreyjajerkin; war-jacket
3Middle Low Germantroye—
4Old Frenchtroiecoat from Troyes
Every word from Proto-Germanic þwinganą →Every word from Old Norse þvinga →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål tvinge →