Words that come from Proto-West Germanic “tungā”

58 words across 25 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic tungā — including tongue, tung, bluetongue, biltong, tonguelike, beardtongue, oxtongue, tonguester.

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English (19)

German (7)

Dutch (4)

Middle English (3)

Old English (3)

Yiddish (2)

Afrikaans (2)

West Frisian (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Old High German (1)

Sranan Tongo (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Vilamovian (1)

Central Franconian (1)

Luxembourgish (1)

Middle High German (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)

Scots (1)

Kriol (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Torres Strait Creole (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Plautdietsch (1)

Middle Low German (1)

Words from Proto-West Germanic tungā — 58 descendants | Etymology Explorer