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
Ancestry of “thringan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | þringwan | to press, to push |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þrinhwaną | to press, to push; to force |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | trenkʷ- | to push, to press |
Words derived from “thringan”