Where does “bedwinjen” come from?

bedwinjen (Plautdietsch) comes 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.

bedwinjen (Plautdietsch): to coerce, to compel

Definitions

  1. to coerce, to compel

Ancestry of “bedwinjen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plautdietschdwinjento be able to accomplish
2Middle Low Germandwingen—
3Old Saxonthwinganto oppress
4Proto-West Germanicþwinganto constrain; to force
5Proto-Germanicþwinhanąto constrain; to force
6Proto-Indo-Europeantwenk-to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure

Words derived from “bedwinjen”

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