Where does “tethen” come from?

tethen (Middle English) comes from Middle English teth, 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.

tethen (Middle English): To tooth or teeth

Definitions

  1. To tooth or teeth

Ancestry of “tethen”, step by step

tethen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English teth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtethplural of tothe
2Old Englishtēþ—
3Proto-Germanictanþiz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntes—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Old English tēþan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtēþanto teethe
2Proto-Germanictanþijanąto teethe
3Proto-Germanictanþstooth

Words derived from “tethen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dóntes →