Where does “Stoßzahn” come from?
Stoßzahn (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.
Stoßzahn (German): the large tusk of an elephant or walrus
Definitions
- the large tusk of an elephant or walrus
Ancestry of “Stoßzahn”, step by step
Stoßzahn 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 stoßen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | stoßen | to push; to shove; to thrust; to bump; to knock;... |
| 2 | Old High German | stōzan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | stautan | to knock, to bump |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stautaną | to push, to bump, to jolt |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |