Where does “toothcare” come from?

toothcare (English) comes from English care, from Middle English care, from Old English caru, from Proto-West Germanic karu, from Proto-Germanic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- — to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry.

toothcare (English): The care and treatment of the teeth

Definitions

  1. The care and treatment of the teeth

Ancestry of “toothcare”, step by step

toothcare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English care

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcareGrief, sorrow; Close attention; concern;...
2Middle Englishcaregrief; sorrow
3Old Englishcaruworry, anxiety, care; sorrow, grief
4Proto-West Germanickarucare, worry
5Proto-Germanickarōcomplaint, lament, grievance, moan; worry,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeh₂r-to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r-Every word from Proto-Germanic karōEvery word from Proto-West Germanic karu