Where does “zint” come from?
zint (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *tind, from Proto-Germanic tindaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
zint (Old High German): a jag, point
Ancestry of “zint”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *tind | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tindaz | tooth; cog; peg; tine; nail; spike; prong; peak;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
Words derived from “zint”