Where does “tonguester” come from?

tonguester (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.

tonguester (English): One who talks a lot, chatters or prattles

Definitions

  1. One who talks a lot, chatters or prattles

Ancestry of “tonguester”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂sEvery word from Proto-Germanic tungǭEvery word from Proto-West Germanic tungā
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