Where does “dänt” come from?

dänt (Emilian) comes from Latin dentem, from Proto-Italic dents, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

dänt (Emilian): tooth

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “dänt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindentemaccusative singular of dēns
2Proto-Italicdentstooth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Italic dents →