Where does “þwangi” come from?

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

þwangi (Proto-West Germanic): belt, strap, thong

Definitions

  1. belt, strap, thong

Ancestry of “þwangi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþwangizbelt, strap, thong; clamp
2Proto-Indo-Europeantwenk-to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure

Words derived from “þwangi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European twenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þwangiz →