Where does “toothcarp” come from?

toothcarp (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.

toothcarp (English): Any of the minnow-like toothed fish of the order Cyprinodontiformes (not closely related to the true carps)

Definitions

  1. Any of the minnow-like toothed fish of the order Cyprinodontiformes (not closely related to the true carps)

Ancestry of “toothcarp”, step by step

toothcarp 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 English carp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarpAny of various freshwater fish of the family...
2Middle Englishcarpecarp
3Old Frenchcarpecarp
4LatincarpaA carp
5Gothic𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰carp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →