Where does “tvinge” come from?

tvinge (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse þvinga, from Proto-Germanic þwinganą — to force.

tvinge (Norwegian Bokmål): to force; to compel

Definitions

  1. to force; to compel

Ancestry of “tvinge”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tvinge”

Every word from Proto-Germanic þwinganą →Every word from Old Norse þvinga →