Where does “zant” come from?

zant (Luxembourgish) comes 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.

zant (Luxembourgish): tooth

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “zant”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zant”

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