Where does “þrǫng” come from?

þrǫng (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þrangwō, from Proto-Germanic þrangwaz, from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- — to push, to press.

þrǫng (Old Norse): throng, crowd; narrow place; straits

Definitions

  1. throng, crowd; narrow place; straits

Ancestry of “þrǫng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþrangwōthrong
2Proto-Germanicþrangwazpressing; narrow
3Proto-Germanicþrinhwanąto press, to push; to force
4Proto-Indo-Europeantrenkʷ-to push, to press

Words derived from “þrǫng”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrangwaz →