Where does “Sranantongo” come from?
Sranantongo (Dutch) comes from Sranan Tongo Sranantongo, from Sranan Tongo -tongo, from Sranan Tongo tongo, from English tongue, from Middle English tung, from Old English tung, from Proto-West Germanic tungā, from Proto-Germanic tungǭ — tongue.
Sranantongo (Dutch): Sranan Tongo
Definitions
- Sranan Tongo
Ancestry of “Sranantongo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sranan Tongo | Sranantongo | Sranan Tongo |
| 2 | Sranan Tongo | -tongo | ese, -an, -ian forms language names |
| 3 | Sranan Tongo | tongo | language, tongue |
| 4 | English | tongue | The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is... |
| 5 | Middle English | tung | tongue; A tongue-shaped thing; language, speech,... |
| 6 | Old English | tung | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | tungā | tongue; speech, language |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tungǭ | tongue; speech, language |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |