Where does “hundtunga” come from?

hundtunga (Swedish) comes from Swedish hund, from Old Swedish hunder, from Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

hundtunga (Swedish): hound's tongue, Cynoglossum officinale

Definitions

  1. hound's tongue, Cynoglossum officinale

Ancestry of “hundtunga”, step by step

hundtunga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhunda dog; a hound
2Old Swedishhunderdog
3Old Norsehundra dog
4Proto-Germanichundazdog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via Swedish tunga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtungaa tongue; a language, speech; weight
2Old Swedishtungatongue; speech, language
3Old Norsetungatongue
4Proto-Germanictungǭtongue; speech, language
5Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tósEvery word from Proto-Germanic hundaz