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Where does “þrængia” come from?

þrængia (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse þrøngva, from Proto-Germanic þrangwijaną, from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- — to push, to press.

þrængia (Old Swedish): to compress; to press, to push, to force; to...

Definitions

  1. to compress; to press, to push, to force; to...

Ancestry of “þrængia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþrøngvato press on one; to straiten, tighten; to force
2Proto-Germanicþrangwijanąto cause to press; to push, to force
3Proto-Indo-Europeantrenkʷ-to push, to press
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