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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”

  • throng
  • throngful
  • throngly
  • bethrong
  • inthrong
  • trang
  • trong
  • throng
  • thrang
  • geþrang
  • þrang
  • ġeþrang
  • þröng
  • þrǫng
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