Where does “Schwedenzange” come from?

Schwedenzange (German) comes from German Zange, from Middle High German zange, from Old High German zanga, from Proto-West Germanic *tangu, from Proto-Germanic tangō, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.

Schwedenzange (German): plumber wrench, Swedish wrench

Definitions

  1. plumber wrench, Swedish wrench

Ancestry of “Schwedenzange”, step by step

Schwedenzange traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zange

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZangea pair of pincers, pliers, tongs, forceps
2Middle High Germanzange—
3Old High Germanzangatongs
4Proto-West Germanic*tangutongs
5Proto-Germanictangōtongs
6Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite

via German Schweden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwedenplural of Schwede; Sweden
2ItalianSvezia—
3SpanishSueciaSweden
4RussianШве́ция—
5Medieval LatinSueciaSweden
Every word from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tangō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tangu →