Where does “toþ” come from?

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

toþ (Old English): tooth

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “toþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanictanþtooth
2Proto-Germanictanþstooth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic tanþs →
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