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

Related terms

• *tanþs

Descendants

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