Where does “tongenworst” come from?

tongenworst (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.

tongenworst (Dutch): blood tongue

Definitions

  1. blood tongue

Ancestry of “tongenworst”, step by step

tongenworst 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 worst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchworstsausage
2Middle Dutchworstsausage
3Old Dutchwurst—
4Proto-West Germanicwurstisausage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic tungǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic tungā →