Where does “Zänndokter” come from?

Zänndokter (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Zänn, from Luxembourgish Zant, from Middle High German zan, from Old High German zan, from Proto-West Germanic tanþ, from Proto-Germanic tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Zänndokter (Luxembourgish): dentist

Definitions

  1. dentist

Ancestry of “Zänndokter”, step by step

Zänndokter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Zänn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishZännplural of Zant; teeth
2LuxembourgishZanttooth
3Middle High Germanzantooth
4Old High GermanzanAlternative form of zand
5Proto-West Germanictanþtooth
6Proto-Germanictanþstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Luxembourgish Dokter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishDokterdoctor
2Latindoctorteacher, instructor; catechist
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic tanþs →