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
Ancestry of “tǫng”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | tangō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | denḱ- | to bite |
Words derived from “tǫng”