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Where does “tungǭ” come from?

tungǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.

tungǭ (Proto-Germanic): tongue; speech, language

Definitions

  1. tongue; speech, language

Ancestry of “tungǭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue

Words derived from “tungǭ”

  • tongue
  • tung
  • bluetongue
  • biltong
  • tonguelike
  • beardtongue
  • oxtongue
  • tonguester
  • bonytongue
  • tonguelet
  • outtongue
  • goosetongue
  • tonguefish
  • untongue
  • betongue
  • tonguejob
  • tonguely
  • tonguefuck
  • tonguefucker
  • Zungenbein
  • Zungenreden
  • Vorderzungenvokal
  • Zungenkuss
  • scharfzüngig
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