Where does “tongbreker” come from?

tongbreker (Dutch) comes from Dutch tong, from Middle Dutch tonge, from Old Dutch tunga, from Proto-West Germanic tungā, from Proto-Germanic tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.

tongbreker (Dutch): tongue-twister

Definitions

  1. tongue-twister

Ancestry of “tongbreker”, step by step

tongbreker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Dutch breker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbrekerbreaker, one who or something that breaks;...
2Middle Dutchbrekere—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s →
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