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

Definitions

  1. tooth; fang; tusk

Ancestry of “Zahn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Zahn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →