Where does “tvingende” come from?

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

tvingende (Norwegian Bokmål): compelling; present participle of tvinge

Definitions

  1. compelling; present participle of tvinge

Ancestry of “tvingende”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltvingeto force; to compel
2Old Norseþvingato weigh down; to compel, force
3Proto-Germanicþwinganąto force
Every word from Proto-Germanic þwinganą →Every word from Old Norse þvinga →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål tvinge →