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
Ancestry of “pijptang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | tang | pliers; tongs; pincers, tweezers |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tanghe | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | tanga | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *tangu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tangō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | denḱ- | to bite |