The story
- Old English · derived fromtange“tongs, fangs”
- English todayTangmere
From Old English tange (“tongs, fangs”) + mere (“lake, pool”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishtange all →
tong
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A village and civil parish in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU905065). Full definition →
From Old English tange (“tongs, fangs”) + mere (“lake, pool”).
Old Englishtange all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.