Where does “barnatönn” come from?

barnatönn (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.

barnatönn (Icelandic): milk tooth

Definitions

  1. milk tooth

Ancestry of “barnatönn”, step by step

barnatönn 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 barn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbarnchild
2Old Norsebarnchild
3Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic tanþs →