Where does “tindur” come from?
tindur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse tindr, from Proto-Germanic tindaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
tindur (Icelandic): peak; tine; tooth, spike
Ancestry of “tindur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | tindr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tindaz | tooth; cog; peg; tine; nail; spike; prong; peak;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |