Where does “tandsmør” come from?

tandsmør (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.

tandsmør (Danish): butter on bread thick enough to reveal tooth marks

Definitions

  1. butter on bread thick enough to reveal tooth marks

Ancestry of “tandsmør”, step by step

tandsmør 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 smør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsmørbutter; imperative of smøre
2Old Norsesmjǫr—
3Proto-Germanicsmerwągrease, butter, fat
4Proto-Celticsmérusmarrow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmérusgrease
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmer-to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic tanþs →