Where does “þǫngull” come from?

þǫngull (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse þang, from Old Norse þongull, from Proto-Germanic þanga, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

Ancestry of “þǫngull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþangtangle; seaweed
2Old Norseþongull—
3Proto-Germanicþanga—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

Words derived from “þǫngull”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þanga →Every word from Old Norse þongull →