German
Etymology
Old High German zanga from an original *tanga, from Proto-Indo-European, compare Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (tahjan, “to tear”), Dutch tang. Non-Germanic cognates include Ancient Greek δάκνω (“to bite”), Sanskrit दशति (daśati, “to bite”).
Noun
Zange f. (genitive Zange, plural input transformation)