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

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “tus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiantōthtooth
2Proto-West Germanictanþtooth
3Proto-Germanictanþstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic tanþs →