Where does “Aenzant” come from?

Aenzant (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish zant, from Middle High German zant, from Old High German zand, from Proto-West Germanic tanþ, from Proto-Germanic tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Aenzant (Luxembourgish): top canine (tooth)

Definitions

  1. top canine (tooth)

Ancestry of “Aenzant”, step by step

Aenzant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish zant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishzanttooth
2Middle High Germanzant—
3Old High Germanzandtooth
4Proto-West Germanictanþtooth
5Proto-Germanictanþstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Luxembourgish Aen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishAen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic tanþs →
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