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Where does “þwangiz” come from?

þwangiz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European twenk- — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.

þwangiz (Proto-Germanic): belt, strap, thong; clamp

Definitions

  1. belt, strap, thong; clamp

Ancestry of “þwangiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantwenk-to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure

Words derived from “þwangiz”

  • thong
  • thonged
  • thonging
  • zugzwang
  • dwang
  • thongless
  • thonglike
  • thongy
  • bethonged
  • цугцванг
  • zugzwang
  • Zwangsjacke
  • Zwangsstörung
  • Zugzwang
  • Zwang
  • Zwangsarbeit
  • zwanghaft
  • Zwangsarbeiterin
  • Zwangsarbeiter
  • dwangbevel
  • dwangbuis
  • dwang
  • dwangcultuur
  • tvang
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