Where does “Zahndamm” come from?

Zahndamm (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.

Zahndamm (German): alveolar ridge

Definitions

  1. alveolar ridge

Ancestry of “Zahndamm”, step by step

Zahndamm 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 damm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandammembankment
2Middle High Germantamm—

Words derived from “Zahndamm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →