zwängen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German twengen, from Old High German dwengen, probably derived from Zwang.[1] Causative to zwingen.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡svɛŋən/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛŋən

Verb

zwängen (weak, third-person singular present zwängt, past tense zwängte, past participle gezwängt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to force, cram

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “zwängen”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
  2. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer: Etymologisches Wörterbuch.

Further reading

  • zwängen” in Duden online
  • zwängen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache