Where does “toþleas” come from?

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

toþleas (Old English): toothless

Definitions

toothless

Ancestry of “toþleas”, step by step

toþleas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English tōþ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old English	tōþ	tooth
2	Proto-Germanic	tanþs	tooth
3	Proto-Indo-European	h₃dónts	tooth
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₁ed-	to eat

via Old English lēas

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old English	lēas	false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
2	Proto-Germanic	*laus	—

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