Twoang

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Saterland Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Frisian thwong, thwang, from Proto-West Germanic *þwangi, from Proto-Germanic *þwangiz (force, restraint, band). Cognate with English thong, Dutch dwang, German Zwang.

Noun[edit]

Twoang m

  1. pressure; force; compulsion; obligation