Where does “Bedwinjunk” come from?
Bedwinjunk (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch bedwinjen, from Plautdietsch dwinjen, from Middle Low German dwingen, from Old Saxon thwingan, from Proto-West Germanic þwingan, from Proto-Germanic þwinhaną, from Proto-Indo-European twenk- — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.
Bedwinjunk (Plautdietsch): enforcement
Definitions
- enforcement
Ancestry of “Bedwinjunk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | bedwinjen | to coerce, to compel |
| 2 | Plautdietsch | dwinjen | to be able to accomplish |
| 3 | Middle Low German | dwingen | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | thwingan | to oppress |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þwingan | to constrain; to force |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þwinhaną | to constrain; to force |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | twenk- | to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure |