Where does “tosk” come from?

tosk (Middle English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

tosk (Middle English): Alternative form of tusk

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of tusk

Ancestry of “tosk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishtuskA tusk; Any long and sharp tooth; The end of a...
2Old Englishtūx—
3Old Englishtūsccanine tooth, tusk
4Proto-Germanictunþskaztooth; tusk
5Proto-Germanictanþstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic tanþs →