Where does “tannmerke” come from?

tannmerke (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.

tannmerke (Norwegian Nynorsk): a tooth mark (plural teeth marks or tooth marks)

Definitions

  1. a tooth mark (plural teeth marks or tooth marks)

Ancestry of “tannmerke”, step by step

tannmerke 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 merke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmerkea mark; a brand or make; to mark
2Old Norsemerkiboundary
3Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic tanþs →