Where does “tōþ” come from?

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

tōþ (Old English): tooth

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “tōþ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tōþ”

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