Where does “Knorpeltang” come from?

Knorpeltang (German) comes from German tang, from Danish tang, 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,...

Knorpeltang (German): Irish moss

Definitions

  1. Irish moss

Ancestry of “Knorpeltang”, step by step

Knorpeltang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German tang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantangseaweed
2Danishtangtongs; forceps; seaweed
3Old Norseþangtangle; seaweed
4Old Norseþongull—
5Proto-Germanicþanga—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

via German Knorpel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKnorpelcartilage
2Middle High Germanknorpel-cartilage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þanga →Every word from Old Norse þongull →