Where does “tung” come from?

tung (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse þungr, from Proto-Germanic þunguz, from Proto-Indo-European téngʰus.

tung (Norwegian Nynorsk): heavy; hard, difficult; tired, unwell

Definitions

  1. heavy; hard, difficult; tired, unwell

Ancestry of “tung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþungrheavy
2Proto-Germanicþunguzheavy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanténgʰus—

Words derived from “tung”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European téngʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic þunguz →Every word from Old Norse þungr →
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