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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *denk'e-
Meaning: to bite
Tokharian: B tsāk- 'pierce, bite (of a snake)' (Adams 731)
Old Indian: dáśati, pf. dadáṁśa `to bite'; daṁśa- m. `bite, sting, stinging insect'; dáṁṣṭra- m., daṁṣṭrā f. `large tooth, tusk, fang'
Avestan: tiži-dąstra- `mit scharfem Gebiss, Gezähn'
Old Greek: dáknō, aor. édakon, dē̂ksai̯, pass. dē̂khthē̂nai̯, dakē̂nai̯; pf. dédēgmai̯, ptc. dedagméno-, dédē̂kha, va. á-dē̂kto- `beissen; stechen (con Insekten ),; verletzen'; dē̂gma `Biss, Stich', dē̂gmó-s id.; daketó-n `beissendes Tier', dákos n. `id.; Biss, Stich', dagmó-s m. `Biss, Stich', dágma id.', dē̂ksi-s `id.', dḗktǟ-s `Beisser, beissend'
Russ. meaning: кусать
References: WP I 790 f
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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *tangō(n), *tangra-
Meaning: tongs; bitter
Old Norse: tɔng f. `Zange'
Norwegian: tong
Swedish: tɔng
Danish: tang
Old English: tang, tange `Zange'
English: tongs
Old Frisian: tange
Old Saxon: tanga
Middle Dutch: tanghe f.; tangher `kloek', Kil. `scherp, ruw, scherp van smaak, kloek'
Dutch: tang f.
Middle Low German: tanger `beissend, scharf, bissig, kräftig, frisch'; tange `Zange; Sandrücken zwischen Mooren', pl. `Grundpfähle des Hauses'
Old High German: zangar `beissend, scharf'; zanga `Zange' (8.Jh.)
Middle High German: zanger, zenger 'beissend, scharf'; zange st./wk. f. 'zange'
German: Zange f.
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