Where does “tang” come from?

tang (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse þang, from Old Norse þongull, from Proto-Germanic þanga, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

tang (Norwegian Nynorsk): kelp, seaweed

Definitions

  1. kelp, seaweed

Ancestry of “tang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþangtangle; seaweed
2Old Norseþongull—
3Proto-Germanicþanga—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þanga →Every word from Old Norse þongull →