Where does “tusk” come from?

tusk (Middle English) comes 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.

tusk (Middle English): A tusk; Any long and sharp tooth; The end of a...

Definitions

  1. A tusk; Any long and sharp tooth; The end of a...

Ancestry of “tusk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtūx—
2Old Englishtūsccanine tooth, tusk
3Proto-Germanictunþskaztooth; tusk
4Proto-Germanictanþstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “tusk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic tanþs →