Where does “tunge” come from?

tunge (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse tunga, from Proto-Germanic tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.

tunge (Norwegian Nynorsk): a tongue; a language; speech; a voice

Definitions

  1. a tongue; a language; speech; a voice

Ancestry of “tunge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetungatongue
2Proto-Germanictungǭtongue; speech, language
3Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue

Words derived from “tunge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic tungǭ →Every word from Old Norse tunga →