Where does “teth” come from?
teth (Middle English) comes from Old English tēþ, from Proto-Germanic tanþiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dóntes, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
teth (Middle English): plural of tothe
Ancestry of “teth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | tēþ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tanþiz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dóntes | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
Words derived from “teth”