thwong

Old Frisian

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈθwoŋɡ/

Noun

thwong m

1. force

References

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