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
Definitions
- toothpaste
Ancestry of “tandpasta”, step by step
tandpasta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish påstå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | star |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |