Where does “mammuttann” come from?

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

mammuttann (Norwegian Nynorsk): mammoth tooth

Definitions

  1. mammoth tooth

Ancestry of “mammuttann”, step by step

mammuttann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk tann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktanna tooth; a cog
2Old Norsetǫnntooth
3Proto-Germanictanþstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Norwegian Nynorsk mammut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmammuta mammoth
2GermanMammutmammoth
3Frenchmammouthmammoth
4Russianма́монтmammoth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic tanþs →