Where does “tus” come from?
tus (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian tōth, from Proto-West Germanic tanþ, from Proto-Germanic tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
tus (North Frisian): tooth
Ancestry of “tus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | tōth | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | tanþ | tooth |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tanþs | tooth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |