Old English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *þwanguz. Cognate with Old Norse þvengr.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /θwɑnɡ/, [θwɑŋɡ]

Noun edit

þwang m

  1. thong (of leather etc.)

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Middle English: thong, thwong, thwang
    • English: thong
    • Scots: thwang, thwayng, thang
    • Yola: fong