Where does “tannfe” come from?
tannfe (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk fe, from French fée, from Old French fae, from Latin fāta, from Latin fātum, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr — to speak, to be talking.
tannfe (Norwegian Nynorsk): a tooth fairy
Definitions
- a tooth fairy
Ancestry of “tannfe”, step by step
tannfe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk fe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fe | a fairy; livestock, cattle; a blockhead, fool |
| 2 | French | fée | fairy, fay |
| 3 | Old French | fae | — |
| 4 | Latin | fāta | Fate; Moira; goddess who controls destiny; divine personification of fate |
| 5 | Latin | fātum | destiny, fate, lot |
| 6 | Latin | fātus | spoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc |
| 7 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |
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 Old Norse tannfé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | tannfé | — |