Where does “toenge” come from?
toenge (West Flemish) comes from Middle Dutch tonge, from Old Dutch tunga, from Proto-West Germanic tungā, from Proto-Germanic tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.
toenge (West Flemish): tongue
Definitions
- tongue
Ancestry of “toenge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | tonge | tongue; speech, language |
| 2 | Old Dutch | tunga | tongue |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | tungā | tongue; speech, language |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tungǭ | tongue; speech, language |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |