Where does “tand” come from?
tand (Dutch) comes 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.
tand (Dutch): natural tooth, more specifically incisor;...
Definitions
- natural tooth, more specifically incisor;...
Ancestry of “tand”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | tant | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | tant | tooth |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | tanþ | tooth |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tanþs | tooth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
Words derived from “tand”