Etymology

tuskless

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Today it means: Lacking tusks. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English tusk
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic*tunþskaz
  2. Proto-West Germanic*tunsk
  3. Old Englishtūsc
  4. Old Englishtūx
  5. Middle Englishtusk
  6. Englishtusk
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  9. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  10. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  11. English todaytuskless

From tusk + -less.

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