thwong

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Old Frisian

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *þwangi (strap), from Proto-Germanic *þwangiz, from Proto-Indo-European *twenk- (to squeeze). Cognates include Old English þwang (thong), Old Saxon *thwang and Old Dutch *thwang. The change in meaning is shared with Dutch dwang (compulsion).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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thwong m

  1. force

References

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  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN