Where does “Zange” come from?
Zange (German) comes 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.
Zange (German): a pair of pincers, pliers, tongs, forceps
Definitions
- a pair of pincers, pliers, tongs, forceps
Ancestry of “Zange”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | zange | — |
| 2 | Old High German | zanga | tongs |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *tangu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tangō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | denḱ- | to bite |
Words derived from “Zange”