Where does “tongvis” come from?
tongvis (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans vis, from Dutch vis, from Middle Dutch visch, from Old Dutch fisc, from Proto-West Germanic fisk, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.
tongvis (Afrikaans): sole fish
Definitions
- sole fish
Ancestry of “tongvis”, step by step
tongvis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans vis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | vis | fish |
| 2 | Dutch | vis | fish |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | visch | fish |
| 4 | Old Dutch | fisc | fish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fisk | fish |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fiskaz | fish |
| 7 | Indo-European | *peysk- | — |
via Afrikaans tong
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | tong | tongue |
| 2 | Dutch | tong | tongue; A kind of flatfish, the common sole,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | tonge | tongue; speech, language |
| 4 | Old Dutch | tunga | tongue |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | tungā | tongue; speech, language |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tungǭ | tongue; speech, language |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |