Where does “tang” come from?
tang (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch tanghe, from Old Dutch tanga, from Proto-West Germanic *tangu, from Proto-Germanic tangō, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.
tang (Dutch): pliers; tongs; pincers, tweezers
Definitions
- pliers; tongs; pincers, tweezers
Ancestry of “tang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | tanghe | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | tanga | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *tangu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tangō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | denḱ- | to bite |
Words derived from “tang”