Where does “tvång” come from?

tvång (Swedish) comes from Swedish tvinga, from Old Swedish þvinga, from Old Norse þvinga, from Proto-Germanic þwinganą — to force.

tvång (Swedish): coercion, compulsion

Definitions

  1. coercion, compulsion

Ancestry of “tvång”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtvingato force
2Old Swedishþvingato weigh down
3Old Norseþvingato weigh down; to compel, force
4Proto-Germanicþwinganąto force

Words derived from “tvång”

Every word from Proto-Germanic þwinganą →Every word from Old Norse þvinga →Every word from Old Swedish þvinga →