Where does “zan” come from?

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

zan (Middle High German): tooth

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “zan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High GermanzanAlternative form of zand
2Proto-West Germanictanþtooth
3Proto-Germanictanþstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “zan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic tanþs →