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

  1. natural tooth, more specifically incisor;...

Ancestry of “tand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchtant—
2Old Dutchtanttooth
3Proto-West Germanictanþtooth
4Proto-Germanictanþstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “tand”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →