Where does “Ochsenzunge” come from?

Ochsenzunge (German) comes from German Ochse, from Middle High German ohse, from Old High German ohso, from Proto-West Germanic ohsō, from Proto-Germanic uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.

Ochsenzunge (German): tongue of an ox

Definitions

  1. tongue of an ox

Ancestry of “Ochsenzunge”, step by step

Ochsenzunge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ochse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOchseox
2Middle High Germanohseox
3Old High Germanohsoox
4Proto-West Germanicohsōox
5Proto-Germanicuhsôox
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—

via German zunge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzungetongue organ in the mouth
2Middle High Germanzungetongue
3Old High Germanzungatongue; language
4Proto-West Germanictungātongue; speech, language
5Proto-Germanictungǭtongue; speech, language
6Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn →
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