Where does “dent” come from?

dent (Middle English) comes from Old English dynt, from Proto-West Germanic *dunti, from Proto-Germanic duntiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰén- — surface.

dent (Middle English): Alternative form of dint

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of dint

Ancestry of “dent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdyntblow, strike
2Proto-West Germanic*dunti—
3Proto-Germanicduntizshock, impact, blow
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰén-surface

Words derived from “dent”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰén- →Every word from Proto-Germanic duntiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dunti →
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