Where does “trång” come from?
trång (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish þranger, from Old Norse þrǫngr, from Old Norse leikr, from Middle Low German lek, from Latin lāicus, from Ancient Greek λαϊκός, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós — to bark, howl; to be concealed.
trång (Swedish): tight; not having enough width; narrow; having...
Definitions
- tight; not having enough width; narrow; having...
Ancestry of “trång”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | þranger | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | þrǫngr | narrow, close, tight; crowded |
| 3 | Old Norse | leikr | game; sport; contest |
| 4 | Middle Low German | lek | — |
| 5 | Latin | lāicus | lay (of the laity) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λαϊκός | of the people; popular |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λᾱός | people; men; the people |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | people, crowd |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |