Where does “þvengr” come from?

þvengr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þwanguz, from Proto-Indo-European twenk- — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.

þvengr (Old Norse): leather thong strap or lace

Definitions

  1. leather thong strap or lace

Ancestry of “þvengr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþwanguzcoercion, constraint, band, clamp, strap
2Proto-Indo-Europeantwenk-to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure

Words derived from “þvengr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European twenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þwanguz →
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