Where does “trengsel” come from?
trengsel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk trengja, from Old Norse þrøngsl, from Old Norse þrǫngr, from Old Norse leikr, from Middle Low German lek, from Latin lāicus, from Ancient Greek λαϊκός, from Ancient Greek λᾱός — to bark, howl; to be concealed.
trengsel (Norwegian Nynorsk): jam; tribulation
Definitions
- jam; tribulation
Ancestry of “trengsel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | trengja | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | þrøngsl | straits, distress |
| 3 | Old Norse | þrǫngr | narrow, close, tight; crowded |
| 4 | Old Norse | leikr | game; sport; contest |
| 5 | Middle Low German | lek | — |
| 6 | Latin | lāicus | lay (of the laity) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λαϊκός | of the people; popular |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λᾱός | people; men; the people |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | people, crowd |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |