Where does “tang” come from?

tang (Indonesian) comes from Dutch tang, from Middle Dutch tanghe, from Old Dutch tanga, from Proto-West Germanic *tangu, from Proto-Germanic tangō, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.

tang (Indonesian): pliers

Definitions

  1. pliers

Ancestry of “tang”, step by step

tang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch tang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtangpliers; tongs; pincers, tweezers
2Middle Dutchtanghe—
3Old Dutchtanga—
4Proto-West Germanic*tangutongs
5Proto-Germanictangōtongs
6Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite

via Cantonese 鄧

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cantonese鄧—

Words derived from “tang”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tangō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tangu →