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