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

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “dant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicdanttooth
2Proto-Celtic*danttooth
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-Celtic *dant →