Where does “Zahnpastatube” come from?
Zahnpastatube (German) comes from German Zahnpasta, 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.
Zahnpastatube (German): tube of toothpaste
Definitions
- tube of toothpaste
Ancestry of “Zahnpastatube”, step by step
Zahnpastatube traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Zahnpasta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zahnpasta | toothpaste |
| 2 | German | Zahn | tooth; fang; tusk |
| 3 | Middle High German | zan | tooth |
| 4 | Old High German | zan | Alternative form of zand |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | tanþ | tooth |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tanþs | tooth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via German tūbe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tūbe | tube container for semiliquids, usually with a screw top |
| 2 | English | tube | Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape;... |
| 3 | Middle French | tube | conduit; canal; pipe |
| 4 | Latin | tubus | tube, pipe; trumpet used at sacrifices |
| 5 | Latin | tuba | A long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube |