Where does “þahsuz” come from?

þahsuz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European tótḱus, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

þahsuz (Proto-Germanic): badger

Definitions

  1. badger

Ancestry of “þahsuz”, step by step

þahsuz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European tótḱus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantótḱus—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

via Proto-Indo-European teḱs-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱs-construct; weaponry; to plait, woodwork,...

Words derived from “þahsuz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tótḱus →