Where does “thrang” come from?

thrang (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic þrangwaz, from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- — to push, to press.

Ancestry of “thrang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþrangwazpressing; narrow
2Proto-Germanicþrinhwanąto press, to push; to force
3Proto-Indo-Europeantrenkʷ-to push, to press
Every word from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrangwaz →