Where does “tēþan” come from?

tēþan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic tanþijaną, from Proto-Germanic tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

tēþan (Old English): to teethe

Definitions

  1. to teethe

Ancestry of “tēþan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictanþijanąto teethe
2Proto-Germanictanþstooth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “tēþan”

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