Where does “Zahn” come from?
Zahn (German) comes 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.
Zahn (German): tooth; fang; tusk
Ancestry of “Zahn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | zan | tooth |
| 2 | Old High German | zan | Alternative form of zand |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | tanþ | tooth |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tanþs | tooth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
Words derived from “Zahn”