Where does “tungspets” come from?

tungspets (Swedish) comes from Swedish tunga, from Old Swedish tunga, from Old Norse tunga, from Proto-Germanic tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.

tungspets (Swedish): a (literal) tip of a tongue

Definitions

  1. a (literal) tip of a tongue

Ancestry of “tungspets”, step by step

tungspets traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tunga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtungaa tongue; a language, speech; weight
2Old Swedishtungatongue; speech, language
3Old Norsetungatongue
4Proto-Germanictungǭtongue; speech, language
5Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue

via Swedish spets

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspetspoint, tip, end, nib, head; lace; spitz
2Middle Low Germanspitze—
3Proto-Germanicspitjaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic tungǭ →Every word from Old Norse tunga →