Where does “prång” come from?

prång (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish prang, from Middle Low German prangen, from Old Saxon *prangan, from Proto-West Germanic *prangan — to press.

prång (Swedish): a narrow, dark, passage between e.g. two buildings; a very narrow street

Definitions

  1. a narrow, dark, passage between e.g. two buildings; a very narrow street

Ancestry of “prång”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishprang—
2Middle Low Germanprangento press, pinch
3Old Saxon*prangan—
4Proto-West Germanic*pranganto press
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *prangan →Every word from Old Saxon *prangan →Every word from Middle Low German prangen →