Where does “zunga” come from?

zunga (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic tungā, from Proto-Germanic tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.

zunga (Old High German): tongue; language

Definitions

  1. tongue; language

Ancestry of “zunga”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zunga

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂sEvery word from Proto-Germanic tungǭEvery word from Proto-West Germanic tungā
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