Where does “tongue” come from?
Tongue comes from Middle English tung, from Old English tung, from Proto-West Germanic tungā, from Proto-Germanic tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.
tongue (English): The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is...
Definitions
- The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is...
Ancestry of “tongue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | tung | tongue; A tongue-shaped thing; language, speech,... |
| 2 | Old English | tung | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | tungā | tongue; speech, language |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tungǭ | tongue; speech, language |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |
Words derived from “tongue”