Where does “tuskyd” come from?

tuskyd (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.

tuskyd (Middle English): tusky, tusked; Having barbels removed

Definitions

  1. tusky, tusked; Having barbels removed

Ancestry of “tuskyd”, 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

Words derived from “tuskyd”

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