Where does “dant” come from?
dant (Breton) comes from Proto-Brythonic dant, from Proto-Celtic *dant, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
dant (Breton): tooth
Ancestry of “dant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Brythonic | dant | tooth |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *dant | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |