Where does “Zahnimplantat” come from?

Zahnimplantat (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.

Zahnimplantat (German): dental implant

Definitions

  1. dental implant

Ancestry of “Zahnimplantat”, step by step

Zahnimplantat 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 Implantat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanImplantatimplant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-
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