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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þwinhaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *twenk- (to squeeze, press, pressure).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθwĩː.xɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*þwinhaną[2]

  1. to constrain
  2. to force

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*þwinganan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 431
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*þwinhan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 556
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