Where does “tandenstoker” come from?

tandenstoker (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.

tandenstoker (Dutch): toothpick

Definitions

  1. toothpick

Ancestry of “tandenstoker”, step by step

tandenstoker 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 stoker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstokerstoker, one who stokes fuel; agitator, one who...
2Middle Dutchstokerstoker
3Middle Dutchstōken—
4Old Dutchstokon—
5Proto-Germanicstukōnąto push, to thrust
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic tanþs →