Where does “teeth” come from?
Teeth comes from Middle English teth, from Old English tēþ and tōþ, from Proto-Germanic tanþs, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, derived from the root h₁ed-.
teeth (English): plural of tooth; API pl; The ability to be...
Definitions
- plural of tooth; API pl; The ability to be...
Ancestry of “teeth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | teth | plural of tothe |
| 2 | Old English | tēþ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tanþiz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dóntes | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
Words derived from “teeth”