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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þwinhaną

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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

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Alternative reconstructions

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈθwĩː.xɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*þwinhaną[2]

  1. to constrain
  2. to force

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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