Where does “tång” come from?

tång (Swedish) comes from Old Norse þang, from Old Norse þongull, from Proto-Germanic þanga, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

tång (Swedish): pliers; seaweed

Definitions

  1. pliers; seaweed

Ancestry of “tång”, step by step

tång traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse þang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþangtangle; seaweed
2Old Norseþongull—
3Proto-Germanicþanga—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

via Old Norse tǫng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetǫngsmith's tongs
2Proto-Germanictangōtongs
3Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite

Words derived from “tång”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þanga →Every word from Old Norse þongull →