Etymograph

English

tose

Tose comes from Middle English tosen ‘to card wool’, from Old English *tāsan ‘to tease’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- ‘to divide, separate’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₂y-‘to divide, separate’reconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*taisan‘to tug, separate, shred’reconstructed
  3. Old Englishc. 450–1150*tāsan‘to tease’reconstructed
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500tosen‘to card wool’
  5. Englishtodaytose

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₂y-‘to divide, separate’reconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*taisan‘to tug, separate, shred’reconstructed
  3. Old Englishc. 450–1150*tāsan‘to tease’reconstructed
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500tosen‘to card wool’
  5. Englishtodaytose

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- ‘to divide, separate’

time, till, demon, tide, til, tease, daemon, tass, daimon, 23 more

Today it means

verb To pull apart or asunder; touse.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- / tose

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