Where does “tǫng” come from?

tǫng (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic tangō, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.

tǫng (Old Norse): smith's tongs

Definitions

  1. smith's tongs

Ancestry of “tǫng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictangōtongs
2Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite

Words derived from “tǫng”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tangō →