Where does “tunga” come from?
tunga (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish tunga, from Old Norse tunga, from Proto-Germanic tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.
tunga (Swedish): a tongue; a language, speech; weight
Definitions
- a tongue; a language, speech; weight
Ancestry of “tunga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | tunga | tongue; speech, language |
| 2 | Old Norse | tunga | tongue |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tungǭ | tongue; speech, language |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |