Where does “tong” come from?
tong (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch tong, from Middle Dutch tonge, from Old Dutch tunga, from Proto-West Germanic tungā, from Proto-Germanic tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.
tong (Afrikaans): tongue
Ancestry of “tong”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | tong | tongue; A kind of flatfish, the common sole,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tonge | tongue; speech, language |
| 3 | Old Dutch | tunga | tongue |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | tungā | tongue; speech, language |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tungǭ | tongue; speech, language |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |
Words derived from “tong”