Where does “augntönn” come from?

augntönn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tönn, from Old Norse tǫnn, from Proto-Germanic tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

augntönn (Icelandic): eye tooth, canine tooth

Definitions

  1. eye tooth, canine tooth

Ancestry of “augntönn”, step by step

augntönn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic tönn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictönna tooth
2Old Norsetǫnntooth
3Proto-Germanictanþstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Icelandic auga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicaugaeye
2Old Norseaugaeye
3Proto-Germanicaugôeye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic tanþs →