Where does “Zong” come from?

Zong (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German zūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Zong (Central Franconian): tongue

Definitions

  1. tongue

Ancestry of “Zong”, step by step

Zong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German zūn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanzūnfence
2Proto-West Germanictūnfence
3Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
4Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
5Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Middle High German zunge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzungetongue
2Old High Germanzungatongue; language
3Proto-West Germanictungātongue; speech, language
4Proto-Germanictungǭtongue; speech, language
5Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Gaulish dunum →