Where does “tuz-” come from?

tuz- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- — to fail, be behind, be lacking.

tuz- (Proto-Germanic): bad

Definitions

  1. bad

Ancestry of “tuz-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandus-bad
2Proto-Indo-Europeandēwǝ-to fail, be behind, be lacking

Words derived from “tuz-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dus- →