Where does “Zahnstocher” come from?

Zahnstocher (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.

Zahnstocher (German): a toothpick

Definitions

  1. a toothpick

Ancestry of “Zahnstocher”, step by step

Zahnstocher 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 stochen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstochento stoke, stir (fire)
2Middle Low Germanstokento stab, to prickle; to poke, thrust
3Old Dutchstokon—
4Proto-Germanicstukōnąto push, to thrust
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “Zahnstocher”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic tanþs →