Where does “touaîson” come from?

touaîson (Norman) comes from Late Latin tonsio, from Latin tondeō, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.

touaîson (Norman): thick head of hair

Definitions

  1. thick head of hair

Ancestry of “touaîson”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latintonsioshearing
2Latintondeōto shave, shear, clip
3Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
4Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tend- →Every word from Latin tondeō →