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
Ancestry of “Zänndokter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Luxembourgish | Zänn | plural of Zant; teeth |
| 2 | Luxembourgish | Zant | tooth |
| 3 | Middle High German | zan | tooth |
| 4 | Old High German | zan | Alternative form of zand |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | tanþ | tooth |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tanþs | tooth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |