Where does “dwinjen” come from?

dwinjen (Plautdietsch) comes 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.

dwinjen (Plautdietsch): to be able to accomplish

Definitions

  1. to be able to accomplish

Ancestry of “dwinjen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dwinjen”

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