Where does “tönn” come from?
tönn (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse tǫnn, from Proto-Germanic tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
tönn (Icelandic): a tooth
Ancestry of “tönn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | tǫnn | tooth |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tanþs | tooth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
Words derived from “tönn”