dwingen
Middle Dutch
verb
Definitions
- to press tight, to squeeze, to pinch
- to hurt, to torment
- to pressure (mentally)
- to subdue, to impose one's will on, to have under one's control
- to force, to compel
Etymology
Inherited from Old Dutch *thwingan inherited from Proto-Germanic *þwinganą.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*þwinganą