Where does “þahs” come from?

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

þahs (Proto-West Germanic): badger

Definitions

  1. badger

Ancestry of “þahs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþahsuzbadger
2Proto-Indo-Europeantótḱus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “þahs”

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