Where does “Zeckenzange” come from?

Zeckenzange (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.

Zeckenzange (German): tick tweezers

Definitions

  1. tick tweezers

Ancestry of “Zeckenzange”, step by step

Zeckenzange 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 zecke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzecketick animal
2Middle High Germanzecke—
3Old High Germanzecko—
4Proto-West Germanic*tīkōtick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tangō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tangu →