Where does “zan” come from?

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

zan (Old High German): Alternative form of zand

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of zand

Ancestry of “zan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zan”

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