Where does “tongit” come from?

tongit (Finnish) comes from Swedish tång, from Old Norse þang, from Old Norse þongull, from Proto-Germanic þanga, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

tongit (Finnish): pliers

Definitions

  1. pliers

Ancestry of “tongit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtångpliers; seaweed
2Old Norseþangtangle; seaweed
3Old Norseþongull—
4Proto-Germanicþanga—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

Words derived from “tongit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þanga →Every word from Old Norse þongull →