English
fire tongs
Fire tongs comes from Middle English fyretonges.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fyretonges
- Englishtodayfire tongs
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fyretonges
- Englishtodayfire tongs
Every English word from Middle English fyretonges
Today it means
noun Tongs used for gripping and moving burning coals and logs in a fire. Part of a set of fire irons.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English fyretonges / fire tongs