Where does “tusche” come from?

tusche (Middle English) comes from Middle English tusshe, from Old English tūsc, from Proto-Germanic tunþskaz, from Proto-Germanic tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

tusche (Middle English): Alternative form of tusshe

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of tusshe

Ancestry of “tusche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishtussheA tusk; Any long and sharp tooth; A stone forming...
2Old Englishtūsccanine tooth, tusk
3Proto-Germanictunþskaztooth; tusk
4Proto-Germanictanþstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic tanþs →