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Where does “outtongue” come from?

outtongue (English) comes from English tongue, from Middle English tung, from Old English tung, from Proto-West Germanic tungā, from Proto-Germanic tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.

outtongue (English): To make more noise than, especially in speaking

Definitions

  1. To make more noise than, especially in speaking

Ancestry of “outtongue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtongueThe flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is...
2Middle Englishtungtongue; A tongue-shaped thing; language, speech,...
3Old Englishtung—
4Proto-West Germanictungātongue; speech, language
5Proto-Germanictungǭtongue; speech, language
6Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue
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