Where does “thringan” come from?

thringan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic þringwan, from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- — to push, to press.

thringan (Old Dutch): to press, push

Definitions

  1. to press, push

Ancestry of “thringan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicþringwanto press, to push
2Proto-Germanicþrinhwanąto press, to push; to force
3Proto-Indo-Europeantrenkʷ-to push, to press

Words derived from “thringan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þringwan →