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

(canine) tooth; tusk

Related terms

*tanþs

Descendants

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

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