Where does “tunge” come from?
tunge (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse tunga, from Proto-Germanic tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.
tunge (Norwegian Bokmål): definite singular of tung; plural of tung; a...
Definitions
- definite singular of tung; plural of tung; a...
Ancestry of “tunge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | tunga | tongue |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tungǭ | tongue; speech, language |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |