Where does “pijptang” come from?

pijptang (Dutch) comes from Dutch tang, from Middle Dutch tanghe, from Old Dutch tanga, from Proto-West Germanic *tangu, from Proto-Germanic tangō, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.

pijptang (Dutch): pipe wrench

Definitions

  1. pipe wrench

Ancestry of “pijptang”, step by step

pijptang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch tang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtangpliers; tongs; pincers, tweezers
2Middle Dutchtanghe—
3Old Dutchtanga—
4Proto-West Germanic*tangutongs
5Proto-Germanictangōtongs
6Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite

via Dutch pijp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpijppipe; tube
2Middle Dutchpîpe—
3Old Dutchpīpaflute
4Proto-Germanic*pīpā—
5Vulgar Latinpipapipe
6LatinpipoI pip, peep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- →