zwingen
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zwingen¹
- [ˈt͡svɪŋən]
Rhymes with ɪŋən
Where it comes from
mittelhochdeutsch: dwingen, twingen, quingen; zwingen < althochdeutsch: thwingan, dwingan, twingen < germanisch: *þweng-a-. Weitere Etymologie unklar. Das Wort ist seit dem 8. Jahrhundert belegt.
Zwingen²
- [ˈt͡svɪŋən]
Rhymes with ɪŋən
proper noun (das) Zwingen · des Zwingen · des Zwingens · Zwingens · (dem) Zwingen
- Gemeinde in Basel-Landschaft (Schweiz)
In English
- force to compel someone to do something
- drive to compel (to do something)
- make to force to do
- compel force, constrain or coerce
- necessitate to make necessary; require something to be brought about
- coerce to use force, threat, or intimidation in attempt to compel one to act against th
- press-gang to coerce (somebody) into doing something that they are reluctant to do
Talk about this word "zwingen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/zwingen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. zwingen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/zwingen "zwingen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/zwingen.Cite this
@misc{zwingen_2026,
title = {zwingen},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/zwingen},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}