Where does “toothdrawing” come from?

toothdrawing (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.

toothdrawing (English): The extraction of teeth, as by a dentist

Definitions

  1. The extraction of teeth, as by a dentist

Ancestry of “toothdrawing”, step by step

toothdrawing 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 drawing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdrawingpresent participle of draw; A picture, likeness,...
2Middle Englishdrauing—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →