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

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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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

via Dutch vlees

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	vlees	meat; flesh
2	Middle Dutch	vlêesch	meat
3	Old Dutch	flēsc	meat, flesh
4	Proto-West Germanic	flaiski	meat, flesh
5	Proto-Germanic	flaiski	meat, flesh
6	Proto-Indo-European	pleh₁ḱ-	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 →