Where does “tonge” come from?
tonge (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch tunga, from Proto-West Germanic tungā, from Proto-Germanic tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.
tonge (Middle Dutch): tongue; speech, language
Definitions
- tongue; speech, language
Ancestry of “tonge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | tunga | tongue |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | tungā | tongue; speech, language |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tungǭ | tongue; speech, language |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |