Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tunþskaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

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
- West Frisian: tosk
Old Norse: *toskr (attested in personal names: Ratatoskr, etc.)