Where does “teethies” come from?
teethies (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.
teethies (English): Teeth
Definitions
- Teeth
Ancestry of “teethies”, step by step
teethies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English teeth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | teeth | plural of tooth; API pl; The ability to be... |
| 2 | Middle English | teth | plural of tothe |
| 3 | Old English | tēþ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tanþiz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dóntes | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via English ies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ies | plural of i, the name of the letter I |