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

tooth, especially a 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, 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

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