Where does “tant” come from?

tant (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch tant, from Proto-West Germanic tanþ, from Proto-Germanic tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Ancestry of “tant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchtanttooth
2Proto-West Germanictanþtooth
3Proto-Germanictanþstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “tant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →