Where does “þringwan” come from?

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

þringwan (Proto-West Germanic): to press, to push

Definitions

  1. to press, to push

Ancestry of “þringwan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þringwan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną →
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