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Where does “tanguer” come from?

tanguer (French) comes from Old French tengre.

tanguer (French): to sway back and forth; to spin, sway; to shake

Definitions

  1. to sway back and forth; to spin, sway; to shake

Ancestry of “tanguer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtengre—

Words derived from “tanguer”

  • tangage
Every word from Old French tengre →