throng

English

/θɹɒŋ/, /θɹɔŋ/

noun
Definitions
  • A group of people crowded or gathered closely together.
  • A group of things; a host or swarm.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English throng inherited from Old English þrang inherited from Proto-Germanic *þrangwą derived from Proto-Indo-European *trenkʷ- (press, hew, beat, push, pound).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*trenkʷ-

Gloss

press, hew, beat, push, pound

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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