Where does “*tą̄h(ī)” come from?

*tą̄h(ī) (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic tanhuz, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.

*tą̄h(ī) (Proto-West Germanic): tough

Definitions

  1. tough

Ancestry of “*tą̄h(ī)”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictanhuzholding together; clinging; sticky; tenacious;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite

Words derived from “*tą̄h(ī)”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tanhuz →