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Where does “tränga” come from?

tränga (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish þrængia, from Old Norse þrøngva, from Proto-Germanic þrangwijaną, from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- — to push, to press.

tränga (Swedish): to press; to push

Definitions

  1. to press; to push

Ancestry of “tränga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishþrængiato compress; to press, to push, to force; to...
2Old Norseþrøngvato press on one; to straiten, tighten; to force
3Proto-Germanicþrangwijanąto cause to press; to push, to force
4Proto-Indo-Europeantrenkʷ-to push, to press

Words derived from “tränga”

  • upphovsrättsintrång
  • intränga
  • intrång
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