Where does “tungvrickare” come from?
tungvrickare (Swedish) comes from Swedish tunga, from Old Swedish tunga, from Old Norse tunga, from Proto-Germanic tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.
tungvrickare (Swedish): a tongue twister
Definitions
- a tongue twister
Ancestry of “tungvrickare”, step by step
tungvrickare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tunga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tunga | a tongue; a language, speech; weight |
| 2 | Old Swedish | tunga | tongue; speech, language |
| 3 | Old Norse | tunga | tongue |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tungǭ | tongue; speech, language |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |
via Swedish vricka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vricka | to twist (injure a body part by bending it in the wrong direction) |