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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

  1. speaking in tongues, glossolalia

Ancestry of “tungetale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktungea tongue; a language; speech; a voice
2Old Norsetungatongue
3Proto-Germanictungǭtongue; speech, language
4Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s →