Where does “tung” come from?
Tung comes from Middle English tung, from Old English tung, from Proto-West Germanic tungā, from Proto-Germanic tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.
tung (English): Obsolete spelling of tongue; A tung tree
Definitions
- Obsolete spelling of tongue; A tung tree
Ancestry of “tung”, step by step
tung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English tonge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | tonge | Alternative form of tung |
| 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 |
via Chinese 桐
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 桐 | — |