Where does “thwingan” come from?
thwingan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic þwingan, from Proto-Germanic þwinhaną, from Proto-Indo-European twenk- — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.
Ancestry of “thwingan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | þwingan | to constrain; to force |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þwinhaną | to constrain; to force |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | twenk- | to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure |
Words derived from “thwingan”