Where does “tang” come from?

tang (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse tǫng, from Proto-Germanic tangō, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.

tang (Norwegian Bokmål): pliers, pincers; forceps; kelp, seaweed

Definitions

  1. pliers, pincers; forceps; kelp, seaweed

Ancestry of “tang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetǫngsmith's tongs
2Proto-Germanictangōtongs
3Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite

Words derived from “tang”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tangō →Every word from Old Norse tǫng →