Where does “helligithwing” come from?

helligithwing (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon githwing, 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.

helligithwing (Old Saxon): force of hell

Definitions

  1. force of hell

Ancestry of “helligithwing”, step by step

helligithwing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon githwing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxongithwingforce
2Old Saxonthwinganto oppress
3Proto-West Germanicþwinganto constrain; to force
4Proto-Germanicþwinhanąto constrain; to force
5Proto-Indo-Europeantwenk-to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure

via Old Saxon hel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonhelhell; whole, hale; omen
2Proto-West Germanichailhealthy, sound; whole; omen, portent
3Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þwinhaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þwingan →
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