Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tunsk

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tunþskaz.

Noun

*tunsk m

(Anglo-Frisian Germanic) (canine) tooth, tusk

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*tunsk
Genitive	*tunskas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*tunsk	tunskō, tunskōs
Accusative	*tunsk	*tunskā
Genitive	*tunskas	*tunskō
Dative	*tunskē	*tunskum
Instrumental	*tunsku	*tunskum

Related terms

*tanþ

Descendants

Old English: tūsċ, tūx
- Middle English: tusk, tux, tush
  - English: tusk, tush
  - Scots: tusk
Old Frisian: tusk
- North Frisian: tos, tus
- Saterland Frisian: Tusk, Tüsk
- West Frisian: tosk

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