Zange
German (Berlin)
/ˈtsaŋə/
noun
Definitions
- a pair of pincers, pliers, tongs, forceps
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German zange inherited from Old High German zanga (tongs) inherited from Proto-Germanic *tangō derived from Proto-Indo-European *denḱ- (bite).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*denḱ-
Gloss
bite
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- port tong English
- tong English
- tonger English
- tongman English
- tongster English
- dacnomania Italian
- combinatietang Dutch, Flemish
- pijptang Dutch, Flemish
- tang Dutch, Flemish
- tangbeweging Dutch, Flemish
- tangconstructie Dutch, Flemish
- tangverlossing Dutch, Flemish
- tekentang Dutch, Flemish
- waterpomptang Dutch, Flemish
- βουδάκη Ancient Greek
- δάκνω Ancient Greek
- δάκος Ancient Greek
- δήκτης Ancient Greek
- δήξ Ancient Greek
- δαγκάνω Ancient Greek
- δῆγμα Ancient Greek
- δῆξις Ancient Greek
- ὀδάξ Ancient Greek
- *denḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *tangiz Proto-Germanic
- *tangō Proto-Germanic
- *tanhuz Proto-Germanic
- トング Japanese
- tange Old English
- दशति Sanskrit
- flísatöng Icelandic
- töng Icelandic
- tang Indonesian
- tanghe Middle Dutch
- zanga Old High German
- zange Middle High German
- darë Albanian
- tanga Old Dutch
- *dáćati Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *dáśati Proto-Indo-Aryan
- 𑀟𑀲𑀤𑀺 Sauraseni Prakrit
- *daknā Proto-Albanian
- δακώνω gkm
- δαγκάνω grc-koi