Where does “thahs” come from?

thahs (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic þahs, from Proto-Germanic þahsuz, from Proto-Indo-European tótḱus, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

thahs (Old Saxon): A badger

Definitions

  1. A badger

Ancestry of “thahs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicþahsbadger
2Proto-Germanicþahsuzbadger
3Proto-Indo-Europeantótḱus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tótḱus →