tang
Dutch (Brabantic)
/tɑŋ/
noun
Definitions
- pliers
- tongs
- (especially the diminutive) pincers, tweezers
- (figuratively) shrew, bitch
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch tanghe inherited from Old Dutch tanga inherited from Proto-Germanic *tangō.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*tangō
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Zange German
- beweging Dutch, Flemish
- combinatie Dutch, Flemish
- combinatietang Dutch, Flemish
- constructie Dutch, Flemish
- pijp Dutch, Flemish
- pijptang Dutch, Flemish
- tangbeweging Dutch, Flemish
- tangconstructie Dutch, Flemish
- tangverlossing Dutch, Flemish
- teek Dutch, Flemish
- tekentang Dutch, Flemish
- verlossing Dutch, Flemish
- waterpomp Dutch, Flemish
- waterpomptang Dutch, Flemish
- *denḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *tangō Proto-Germanic
- tange Old English
- tang Indonesian
- tanghe Middle Dutch
- zanga Old High German
- zange Middle High German
- tanga Old Dutch