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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
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