Where does “teethful” come from?

teethful (English) comes from English teeth, from Middle English teth, from Old English tēþ, from Proto-Germanic tanþiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dóntes, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

teethful (English): showing the teeth

Definitions

  1. showing the teeth

Ancestry of “teethful”, step by step

teethful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English teeth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishteethplural of tooth; API pl; The ability to be...
2Middle Englishtethplural of tothe
3Old Englishtēþ—
4Proto-Germanictanþiz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntes—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via English ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dóntes →