Where does “tann” come from?

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

tann (Norwegian Nynorsk): a tooth; a cog

Definitions

  1. a tooth; a cog

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 →
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