Where does “githwing” come from?

githwing (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon thwingan, from Proto-West Germanic þwingan, from Proto-Germanic þwinhaną, from Proto-Indo-European twenk- — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.

githwing (Old Saxon): force

Definitions

  1. force

Ancestry of “githwing”, step by step

githwing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon thwingan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonthwinganto oppress
2Proto-West Germanicþwinganto constrain; to force
3Proto-Germanicþwinhanąto constrain; to force
4Proto-Indo-Europeantwenk-to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure

via Old Saxon gī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxongīyou plural
2Proto-West Germanicjiʀyou
3Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
4Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)

Words derived from “githwing”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European twenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þwinhaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þwingan →