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
Ancestry of “tång”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þang | tangle; seaweed |
| 2 | Old Norse | þongull | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þanga | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tenk- | to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,... |
Words derived from “tång”