Where does “tēþ” come from?
tēþ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic tanþiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dóntes, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
Ancestry of “tēþ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | tanþiz | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dóntes | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |