Where does “tandpasta” come from?
tandpasta (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.
tandpasta (Dutch): Toothpaste, a paste for cleaning the teeth
Definitions
- Toothpaste, a paste for cleaning the teeth
Ancestry of “tandpasta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | tand | natural tooth, more specifically incisor;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tant | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | tant | tooth |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | tanþ | tooth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tanþs | tooth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |