Where does “þwingan” come from?

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

þwingan (Proto-West Germanic): to constrain; to force

Definitions

  1. to constrain; to force

Ancestry of “þwingan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþwinhanąto constrain; to force
2Proto-Indo-Europeantwenk-to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure

Words derived from “þwingan”

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