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.

thwingan (Old Saxon): to oppress

Definitions

  1. to oppress

Ancestry of “thwingan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “thwingan”

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