Where does “zant” come from?

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

Ancestry of “zant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanzandtooth
2Proto-West Germanictanþtooth
3Proto-Germanictanþstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “zant”

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