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Where does “tōth” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tōth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanictanþtooth
2Proto-Germanictanþstooth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “tōth”

  • tus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →