Where does “tusky” come from?
tusky (English) comes from Middle English tusky, from Middle English -y, from Middle English -ien, from Old English -ian, from Old English -ōjan, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
tusky (English): Having tusks, especially prominent tusks;...
Definitions
- Having tusks, especially prominent tusks;...
Ancestry of “tusky”, step by step
tusky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English tusky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | tusky | tusky having tusks, betusked |
| 2 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ien | Forms nouns and adjectives denoting origin, association, or residence; -ian |
| 4 | Old English | -ian | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 5 | Old English | -ōjan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English tusk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tusk | One of a pair of elongated pointed teeth that... |
| 2 | Middle English | tusk | A tusk; Any long and sharp tooth; The end of a... |
| 3 | Old English | tūx | — |
| 4 | Old English | tūsc | canine tooth, tusk |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tunþskaz | tooth; tusk |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tanþs | tooth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |