Where does “*tangu” come from?

*tangu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic tangō, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.

*tangu (Proto-West Germanic): tongs

Definitions

  1. tongs

Ancestry of “*tangu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*tangu”

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