Where does “tongzoen” come from?

tongzoen (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.

tongzoen (Dutch): French kiss

Definitions

  1. French kiss

Ancestry of “tongzoen”, step by step

tongzoen 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 zoen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzoenkiss, smooch; reconciliation, saught; atonement
2Middle Dutchzoene—
3Old Dutchsōna—
4Proto-Germanicsōnō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswā-n-healthy; whole; active; vigorous

Words derived from “tongzoen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s →
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