Where does “Ton” come from?

Ton (Alemannic German) comes from Old High German tænd, from Proto-Germanic tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Ton (Alemannic German): tooth

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “Ton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantænd—
2Proto-Germanictanþstooth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic tanþs →