Where does “tvungen” come from?

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

tvungen (Swedish): forced (by circumstances)

Definitions

  1. forced (by circumstances)

Ancestry of “tvungen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tvungen”

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