Where does “Tusk” come from?

Tusk (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian tusk, from Proto-Germanic tunþskaz, from Proto-Germanic tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Tusk (Saterland Frisian): tooth

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “Tusk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiantusktooth
2Proto-Germanictunþskaztooth; tusk
3Proto-Germanictanþstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic tanþs →