Where does “eyetooth” come from?
eyetooth (English) comes from English Eye, from English -some, from Middle English -som, from Old English sum, from Proto-West Germanic *sum, from Proto-Germanic sumaz, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
eyetooth (English): A canine tooth of the upper jaw in humans
Definitions
- A canine tooth of the upper jaw in humans
Ancestry of “eyetooth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Eye | — |
| 2 | English | -some | Characterized by some specific condition or... |
| 3 | Middle English | -som | — |
| 4 | Old English | sum | some |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sum | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sumaz | some , a certain; some, certain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |