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
- to compress; to press, to push, to force; to...
Ancestry of “þrængia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | þrøngva | to press on one; to straiten, tighten; to force |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þrangwijaną | to cause to press; to push, to force |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | trenkʷ- | to push, to press |