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

Definitions

  1. a switchblade

Ancestry of “växeltunga”, step by step

växeltunga 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 växel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishväxelchange; a bill of exchange; a railroad switch
2Old Norsevíxl—
3Proto-Germanicwihslazchange
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyk-to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic tungǭ →Every word from Old Norse tunga →