Where does “צוואַנג” come from?

צוואַנג (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German twanc, from Old High German geduang, from Proto-West Germanic þwangi, from Proto-Germanic þwangiz, from Proto-Indo-European twenk- — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.

צוואַנג (Yiddish): coersion

Definitions

  1. coersion

Ancestry of “צוואַנג”, step by step

צוואַנג traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German twanc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantwanc—
2Old High Germangeduang—
3Proto-West Germanicþwangibelt, strap, thong
4Proto-Germanicþwangizbelt, strap, thong; clamp
5Proto-Indo-Europeantwenk-to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure

via Middle High German zange

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzange—
2Old High Germanzangatongs
3Proto-West Germanic*tangutongs
4Proto-Germanictangōtongs
5Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þwangiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þwangi →