zunga

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s. Compare Old Saxon tunga, Old Dutch tunga, Old English tunge, Gothic 𐍄𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍉 (tuggō) and Old Norse tunga (Icelandic tunga (“tongue”)).

Noun

zunga f

Declension

Declension of zunga (feminine n-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	zunga	zungun
accusative	zungūn	zungun
genitive	zungūn	zungōno
dative	zungūn	zungōm

Descendants

Middle High German: zunge
- Alemannic German: Zunge
- Central Franconian: Zong
- German: Zunge
- Luxembourgish: Zong
- Vilamovian: cung
- Yiddish: צונג‎ (tsung)

References

Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition

Spanish

Noun

zunga f (plural zungas)

thong (swimwear)

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