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Where does “denḱ-” come from?

denḱ- (Proto-Indo-European): to bite

Definitions

  1. to bite

Words derived from “denḱ-”

  • thou
  • tough
  • tong
  • toughen
  • toughie
  • toughminded
  • toughish
  • tonging
  • tonger
  • toughmindedness
  • toughener
  • supertough
  • untough
  • thouest
  • ultratough
  • toughmindedly
  • toughenable
  • degmacyte
  • port tong
  • thous
  • tongman
  • tongster
  • Tang
  • zähe