Where does “Wackelzahn” come from?

Wackelzahn (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.

Wackelzahn (German): loose tooth, wobbly tooth

Definitions

  1. loose tooth, wobbly tooth

Ancestry of “Wackelzahn”, step by step

Wackelzahn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zahn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZahntooth; fang; tusk
2Middle High Germanzantooth
3Old High GermanzanAlternative form of zand
4Proto-West Germanictanþtooth
5Proto-Germanictanþstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via German wackeln

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwackelnto waggle, to wobble
2Middle High Germanwacken—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic tanþs →