Where does “tan” come from?

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

tan (Old Swedish): tooth

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “tan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetǫnntooth
2Proto-Germanictanþstooth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “tan”

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