Where does “dét” come from?

dét (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *dant, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

dét (Old Irish): tooth; set of teeth; of ivory

Definitions

  1. tooth; set of teeth; of ivory

Ancestry of “dét”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*danttooth
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “dét”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Celtic *dant →