Where does “tandvlees” come from?

tandvlees (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.

tandvlees (Dutch): gum, flesh surrounding teeth; a tender and/or...

Definitions

  1. gum, flesh surrounding teeth; a tender and/or...

Ancestry of “tandvlees”, step by step

tandvlees 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 vlees

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvleesmeat; flesh
2Middle Dutchvlêeschmeat
3Old Dutchflēscmeat, flesh
4Proto-West Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
5Proto-Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁ḱ-to tear, peel off; to tear, rend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic tanþs →