Where does “tandpasta” come from?
tandpasta (Danish) comes from Danish påstå, from Danish stå, from Old Danish staa, from English star, from Middle English sterre, from Old English steorra, from Proto-West Germanic sterrō, from Proto-Germanic sternô — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
tandpasta (Danish): toothpaste
Ancestry of “tandpasta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | påstå | to claim; to postulate; to claim without good... |
| 2 | Danish | stå | to stand; to be, appear; standstill, halt |
| 3 | Old Danish | staa | — |
| 4 | English | star | Any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless... |
| 5 | Middle English | sterre | star |
| 6 | Old English | steorra | star |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | sterrō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sternô | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |