Where does “thong” come from?
thong (Middle English) comes from Old English þwang, from Proto-West Germanic þwangi, from Proto-Germanic þwangiz, from Proto-Indo-European twenk- — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.
Ancestry of “thong”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | þwang | thong |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | þwangi | belt, strap, thong |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þwangiz | belt, strap, thong; clamp |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | twenk- | to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure |
Words derived from “thong”