Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tunþskaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *tunþuz +‎ *-skaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtunθ.skɑz/

Noun

*tunþskaz m

  1. (canine) tooth; tusk

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *tunsk
    • Old English: tūsċ, tūx
      • Middle English: tusk, tux, tush
    • Old Frisian: tusk
      • North Frisian: tos, tus
      • Saterland Frisian: Tusk, Tüsk (Skäddel)
      • West Frisian: tosk
  • Old Norse: *toskr (attested in personal names: Ratatoskr, etc.)
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