Where does “ġeþrang” come from?
ġeþrang (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic þrangwą, from Proto-Germanic þrangwaz, from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- — to push, to press.
ġeþrang (Old English): crowd, press, tumult
Ancestry of “ġeþrang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | þrangwą | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þrangwaz | pressing; narrow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þrinhwaną | to press, to push; to force |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | trenkʷ- | to push, to press |
Words derived from “ġeþrang”