Where does “þrangwō” come from?

þrangwō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic þrangwaz, from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- — to push, to press.

þrangwō (Proto-Germanic): throng

Definitions

  1. throng

Ancestry of “þrangwō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþrangwazpressing; narrow
2Proto-Germanicþrinhwanąto press, to push; to force
3Proto-Indo-Europeantrenkʷ-to push, to press

Words derived from “þrangwō

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ-Every word from Proto-Germanic þrinhwanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic þrangwaz
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