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Where does “thringan” come from?

thringan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic þringwan, from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- — to push, to press.

thringan (Old Saxon): to crowd

Definitions

  1. to crowd

Ancestry of “thringan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicþringwanto press, to push
2Proto-Germanicþrinhwanąto press, to push; to force
3Proto-Indo-Europeantrenkʷ-to push, to press

Words derived from “thringan”

  • dringen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- →