Where does “tong” come from?
tong (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse tunga, from Proto-Germanic tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.
tong (Westrobothnian): tongue; plural of tong; Alternative form of tȳnj
Definitions
- tongue; plural of tong; Alternative form of tȳnj
Ancestry of “tong”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | tunga | tongue |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tungǭ | tongue; speech, language |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |