Where does “þustaz” come from?
þustaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European tews-, from Proto-Indo-European tu- — to swell; bird-cry, shriek.
þustaz (Proto-Germanic): manure
Ancestry of “þustaz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | tews- | to be empty; to drain; to be happy |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tu- | to swell; bird-cry, shriek |
Words derived from “þustaz”