Where does “thwang” come from?
thwang (Old Danish) comes from Middle Low German dwank, from Proto-Germanic þwanguz, from Proto-Indo-European twenk- — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.
Ancestry of “thwang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | dwank | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þwanguz | coercion, constraint, band, clamp, strap |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | twenk- | to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure |
Words derived from “thwang”