Where does “touse” come from?

touse (English) comes from German zausen, from Middle High German zūsen, from Old High German zūsōn, from Proto-West Germanic *tūsōn — to tease, pull, pluck.

touse (English): To rumple, tousle; To pull to pieces; a noisy...

Definitions

  1. To rumple, tousle; To pull to pieces; a noisy...

Ancestry of “touse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzausento ruffle
2Middle High Germanzūsen—
3Old High Germanzūsōn—
4Proto-West Germanic*tūsōnto tease, pull, pluck

Words derived from “touse”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tūsōn →Every word from Old High German zūsōn →Every word from Middle High German zūsen →