Where does “Reißzahn” come from?
Reißzahn (German) comes from German Zahn, from Middle High German zan, from Old High German zan, from Proto-West Germanic tanþ, from Proto-Germanic tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
Reißzahn (German): fang, canine tooth
Definitions
- fang, canine tooth
Ancestry of “Reißzahn”, step by step
Reißzahn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Zahn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zahn | tooth; fang; tusk |
| 2 | Middle High German | zan | tooth |
| 3 | Old High German | zan | Alternative form of zand |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | tanþ | tooth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tanþs | tooth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via German Reißen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Reißen | to tear (something); to pull (something) apart; to rip (something) |
| 2 | Middle High German | rīzen | to tear, rend, rip |
| 3 | Old High German | rīzan | to scratch |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hrītan | to scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hrītaną | to scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull |