Etymograph

English

Tooze

Tooze comes from Old English toh ‘tough’, from Proto-Germanic *tanhuz ‘holding together’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *denḱ- ‘to bite’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*denḱ-‘to bite’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*tinganą‘to press upon’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*tanhuz‘holding together’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*tą̄h(ī)ī‘tough’reconstructed
  5. Old Englishc. 450–1150toh‘tough’
  6. EnglishtodayTooze

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*denḱ-‘to bite’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*tinganą‘to press upon’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*tanhuz‘holding together’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*tą̄h(ī)ī‘tough’reconstructed
  5. Old Englishc. 450–1150toh‘tough’
  6. EnglishtodayTooze

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *denḱ- ‘to bite’

tough, tong, 1 more

Today it means

name A surname from Old English.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *denḱ- / Tooze

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