Where does “tunge” come from?
tunge (Danish) comes from Old Danish tungæ, from Old Norse tunga, from Proto-Germanic tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.
tunge (Danish): tongue; sole; language
Ancestry of “tunge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Danish | tungæ | tongue |
| 2 | Old Norse | tunga | tongue |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tungǭ | tongue; speech, language |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |