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Where does “tung” come from?

tung (Swedish) comes from Old Norse þungr, from Proto-Germanic þunguz, from Proto-Indo-European téngʰus.

tung (Swedish): heavy; a physical body of great weight; heavy,...

Definitions

  1. heavy; a physical body of great weight; heavy,...

Ancestry of “tung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþungrheavy
2Proto-Germanicþunguzheavy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanténgʰus—

Words derived from “tung”

  • tungsten
  • tungstate
  • tungstic
  • phosphotungstic
  • phosphotungstate
  • silicotungstic
  • paratungstate
  • metatungstate
  • silicotungstate
  • ferrotungsten
  • tungstenic
  • tungstenite
  • tungstite
  • ditungsten
  • metatungstic acid
  • nontungsten
  • tungstatian
  • radiotungsten
  • polytungstic
  • tungstous
  • tungstenian
  • organotungsten
  • eka-tungsten
  • pyrotungstic
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