Where does “tūx” come from?

tūx (Old English) comes from Old English tūsc, from Proto-Germanic tunþskaz, from Proto-Germanic tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Ancestry of “tūx”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tūx”

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