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Where does “tunga” come from?

tunga (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic tungā, from Proto-Germanic tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.

tunga (Old Dutch): tongue

Definitions

  1. tongue

Ancestry of “tunga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanictungātongue; speech, language
2Proto-Germanictungǭtongue; speech, language
3Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue

Words derived from “tunga”

  • biltong
  • tongenworst
  • biltong
  • zeetong
  • tong
  • tonge
  • biltong
  • tong
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