Where does “guldtand” come from?

guldtand (Danish) comes from Danish tand, from Old Danish tan, from Old Norse tǫnn, from Proto-Germanic tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

guldtand (Danish): gold tooth

Definitions

  1. gold tooth

Ancestry of “guldtand”, step by step

guldtand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtandtooth; prong
2Old Danishtan—
3Old Norsetǫnntooth
4Proto-Germanictanþstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Danish guld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishguldgold
2Old Norsegullgold; a jewel, thing of value, especially a...
3Proto-Germanicgulþągold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic tanþs →
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