Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tunsk

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tunþskaz.

Noun

*tunsk m

1. (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) (canine) tooth, tusk

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*tunsk
Genitive	*tunskas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*tunsk	*tunskō, *tunskōs
Accusative	*tunsk	*tunskā
Genitive	*tunskas	*tunskō
Dative	*tunskē	*tunskum
Instrumental	*tunsku	*tunskum

Related terms

• *tanþ

Descendants

• 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