Where does “tandarts” come from?

tandarts (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.

tandarts (Dutch): dentist

Definitions

  1. dentist

Ancestry of “tandarts”, step by step

tandarts 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 arts

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchartsphysician, doctor
2Middle Dutchersetere
3Old Dutchercetere
4Proto-Germanic*arcijātārī
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-