Where does “tind” come from?

tind (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse tindr, from Proto-Germanic tindaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

tind (Norwegian Bokmål): a prong, tine, tooth on forks, rakes, combs etc

Definitions

  1. a prong, tine, tooth on forks, rakes, combs etc

Ancestry of “tind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetindr—
2Proto-Germanictindaztooth; cog; peg; tine; nail; spike; prong; peak;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic tindaz →
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