Where does “tung” come from?
tung (Middle English) comes from Old English tung, from Proto-West Germanic tungā, from Proto-Germanic tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.
tung (Middle English): tongue; A tongue-shaped thing; language, speech,...
Definitions
- tongue; A tongue-shaped thing; language, speech,...
Ancestry of “tung”, step by step
tung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English tung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | tung | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | tungā | tongue; speech, language |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tungǭ | tongue; speech, language |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |
via Old English tunge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | tunge | a tongue; a language |