Where does “tann” come from?

tann (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse tǫnn, from Proto-Germanic tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

tann (Norwegian Bokmål): a tooth; prong

Definitions

  1. a tooth; prong

Ancestry of “tann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetǫnntooth
2Proto-Germanictanþstooth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “tann”

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