Where does “Zahnweh” come from?

Zahnweh (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.

Zahnweh (German): toothache

Definitions

  1. toothache

Ancestry of “Zahnweh”, step by step

Zahnweh 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 weh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwehsore, painful; alas! woe!
2Middle High Germanwē—
3Old High Germanwēwoe
4Proto-West Germanicwaiwoe!, alas!
5Proto-Germanicwaiwoe! alas!
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →