Where does “tungetale” come from?
tungetale (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk tunge, from Old Norse tunga, from Proto-Germanic tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.
tungetale (Norwegian Nynorsk): speaking in tongues, glossolalia
Definitions
- speaking in tongues, glossolalia
Ancestry of “tungetale”, step by step
tungetale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk tunge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | tunge | a tongue; a language; speech; a voice |
| 2 | Old Norse | tunga | tongue |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tungǭ | tongue; speech, language |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |
via Norwegian Nynorsk tale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | tale | <br>; speech; a speech, talk, discourse, an... |
| 2 | Old Norse | tala | speech, discourse; tale, number; number |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | talō | narration, report; assessment, judgment;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |