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.

thong (Middle English): A strip cut from a piece of leather

Definitions

  1. A strip cut from a piece of leather

Ancestry of “thong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþwangthong
2Proto-West Germanicþwangibelt, strap, thong
3Proto-Germanicþwangizbelt, strap, thong; clamp
4Proto-Indo-Europeantwenk-to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure

Words derived from “thong”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European twenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þwangiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þwangi →