thwong
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Old Frisian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
thwong m
References[edit]
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN
Categories:
- Old Frisian terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old Frisian terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old Frisian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Frisian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Frisian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Frisian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old Frisian lemmas
- Old Frisian nouns
- Old Frisian masculine nouns