Where does “tusklessness” come from?
tusklessness (English) comes from English tuskless, from English tusk, from Middle English tusk, from Old English tūx, from Old English tūsc, from Proto-Germanic tunþskaz, from Proto-Germanic tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts — to eat.
tusklessness (English): Absence of tusks
Definitions
- Absence of tusks
Ancestry of “tusklessness”, step by step
tusklessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tuskless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tuskless | Lacking tusks |
| 2 | English | tusk | One of a pair of elongated pointed teeth that... |
| 3 | Middle English | tusk | A tusk; Any long and sharp tooth; The end of a... |
| 4 | Old English | tūx | — |
| 5 | Old English | tūsc | canine tooth, tusk |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tunþskaz | tooth; tusk |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tanþs | tooth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |