Where does “Zant” come from?

Zant (Luxembourgish) comes 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.

Zant (Luxembourgish): tooth

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “Zant”, step by step

Zant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German zan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzantooth
2Old High GermanzanAlternative form of zand
3Proto-West Germanictanþtooth
4Proto-Germanictanþstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Middle High German zant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzant—
2Old High Germanzandtooth

Words derived from “Zant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic tanþs →