Where does “Zahnärztin” come from?

Zahnärztin (German) comes from German Zahnarzt, 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.

Zahnärztin (German): female dentist

Definitions

  1. female dentist

Ancestry of “Zahnärztin”, step by step

Zahnärztin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zahnarzt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZahnarztdentist
2GermanZahntooth; fang; tusk
3Middle High Germanzantooth
4Old High GermanzanAlternative form of zand
5Proto-West Germanictanþtooth
6Proto-Germanictanþstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via German Ärztin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanÄrztindoctor or physician
2GermanArztdoctor, physician
3Middle High Germanerze—
4Old High Germanaruzzi—
5Proto-Germanicarutsore
6Proto-Germanicarud-—
7Sumerian?copper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic tanþs →