Where does “gat-toothed” come from?

gat-toothed (English) comes from English tooth, from Middle English toth, from Old English tōþ, from Proto-Germanic tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

gat-toothed (English): goat-toothed; lustful; wanton

Definitions

  1. goat-toothed; lustful; wanton

Ancestry of “gat-toothed”, step by step

gat-toothed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tooth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtoothA hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth...
2Middle EnglishtothAlternative form of tothe
3Old Englishtōþtooth
4Proto-Germanictanþstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Old English gāt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgātgoat
2Proto-West Germanicgaitgoat; thrush
3Proto-Germanicgaitsgoat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰayd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic tanþs →