Where does “tǫnn” come from?

tǫnn (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

tǫnn (Old Norse): tooth

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “tǫnn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tǫnn”

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