Where does “melktand” come from?

melktand (Dutch) comes from Dutch tand, from Middle Dutch tant, from Old Dutch tant, from Proto-West Germanic tanþ, from Proto-Germanic tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

melktand (Dutch): a milk tooth

Definitions

  1. a milk tooth

Ancestry of “melktand”, step by step

melktand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch tand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtandnatural tooth, more specifically incisor;...
2Middle Dutchtant—
3Old Dutchtanttooth
4Proto-West Germanictanþtooth
5Proto-Germanictanþstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Dutch melk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmelkmilk; Various resembling 'milky' juices, as...
2Middle Dutchmelcmilk
3Old Dutchmiluk—
4Proto-West Germanicmelukmilk
5Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →