Where does “notdwingari” come from?

notdwingari (Old High German) comes from Old High German dwingan, from Proto-West Germanic þwingan, from Proto-Germanic þwinhaną, from Proto-Indo-European twenk- — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.

notdwingari (Old High German): violent people

Definitions

  1. violent people

Ancestry of “notdwingari”, step by step

notdwingari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German dwingan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandwinganconstrict, tie (together)
2Proto-West Germanicþwinganto constrain; to force
3Proto-Germanicþwinhanąto constrain; to force
4Proto-Indo-Europeantwenk-to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure

via Old High German nōt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germannōtcontrol (by violence), compulsion, coercion, extortion
2Proto-West Germanic*naudiforce, compulsion
3Proto-Germanicnaudizneed; trouble, distress; compulsion, force
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þwinhaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þwingan →