Where does “tosen” come from?

tosen (Middle English) comes from Old English tāsan, from Proto-West Germanic taisan, from Proto-Germanic taisaną, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

tosen (Middle English): to tease, pull apart, shred; to wound, injure

Definitions

  1. to tease, pull apart, shred; to wound, injure

Ancestry of “tosen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtāsanto tease
2Proto-West Germanictaisanto tug, to pull
3Proto-Germanictaisanąto tug, to pull
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

Words derived from “tosen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taisaną →