Where does “þringan” come from?

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

þringan (Old English): to press, constrict, push on or through

Definitions

  1. to press, constrict, push on or through

Ancestry of “þringan”, 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 “þringan”

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