Where does “pronged” come from?
Pronged comes from Middle English -ed, Old English -od, Proto-Germanic -ōdaz, and Proto-Indo-European -tós, a past participle suffix forming adjectives from verbal roots.
pronged (English): Having prongs
Definitions
- Having prongs
Ancestry of “pronged”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prong | A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler... |
| 2 | Middle English | prōnge | affliction, agony, pain; pointed instrument |
| 3 | Middle Low German | prange | pole, stake; kind of pillory or stocks; stick,... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | prangen | to press, pinch |
| 5 | Old Saxon | *prangan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *prangan | to press |