Where does “växeltunga” come from?
växeltunga (Swedish) comes from Swedish tunga, from Old Swedish tunga, from Old Norse tunga, from Proto-Germanic tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.
växeltunga (Swedish): a switchblade
Ancestry of “växeltunga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |