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
Ancestry of “dent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | dynt | blow, strike |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *dunti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | duntiz | shock, impact, blow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰén- | surface |
Words derived from “dent”