Where does “mjølketann” come from?

mjølketann (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.

mjølketann (Norwegian Nynorsk): milk tooth

Definitions

milk tooth

Ancestry of “mjølketann”, step by step

mjølketann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk tann

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Nynorsk	tann	a tooth; a cog
2	Old Norse	tǫnn	tooth
3	Proto-Germanic	tanþs	tooth
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₃dónts	tooth
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₁ed-	to eat

via Norwegian Nynorsk mjølk

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Nynorsk	mjølk	milk; juice from plants that looks like milk;...
2	Old Norse	mjǫlk	milk
3	Proto-Germanic	meluks	milk
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₂melǵ-	to milk; milk

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