Where does “þwinhaną” come from?

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

þwinhaną (Proto-Germanic): to constrain; to force

Definitions

  1. to constrain; to force

Ancestry of “þwinhaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þwinhaną

Every word from Proto-Indo-European twenk-