Where does “þang” come from?

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

þang (Old Norse): tangle; seaweed

Definitions

  1. tangle; seaweed

Ancestry of “þang”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þang”

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