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
Ancestry of “tuz-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | dus- | bad |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dēwǝ- | to fail, be behind, be lacking |
Words derived from “tuz-”