Where does “tvångströja” come from?

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

tvångströja (Swedish): straitjacket

Definitions

  1. straitjacket

Ancestry of “tvångströja”, step by step

tvångströja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tvång

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtvångcoercion, compulsion
2Swedishtvingato force
3Old Swedishþvingato weigh down
4Old Norseþvingato weigh down; to compel, force
5Proto-Germanicþwinganąto force

via Swedish tröja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtröjaa sweater, a jumper; a jerkin, a doublet
2Middle Low Germantroye—
3Old Frenchtroiecoat from Troyes
Every word from Proto-Germanic þwinganą →Every word from Old Norse þvinga →Every word from Old Swedish þvinga →