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
- heavy; hard, difficult; tired, unwell
Ancestry of “tung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þungr | heavy |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þunguz | heavy |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | téngʰus | — |
Words derived from “tung”