Where does “ossentong” come from?

ossentong (Dutch) comes from Dutch os, from Middle Dutch osse, from Old Dutch osso, from Proto-West Germanic ohsō, from Proto-Germanic uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.

ossentong (Dutch): an oxtongue

Definitions

  1. an oxtongue

Ancestry of “ossentong”, step by step

ossentong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch os

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchosox
2Middle Dutchosse—
3Old Dutchossoox
4Proto-West Germanicohsōox
5Proto-Germanicuhsôox
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—

via Dutch tong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtongtongue; A kind of flatfish, the common sole,...
2Middle Dutchtongetongue; speech, language
3Old Dutchtungatongue
4Proto-West Germanictungātongue; speech, language
5Proto-Germanictungǭtongue; speech, language
6Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic uhsô →
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