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Where does “tanþiz” come from?

tanþiz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃dóntes, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Ancestry of “tanþiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntes—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “tanþiz”

  • ten
  • teeth
  • tooth
  • Bluetooth
  • toothed
  • toothpaste
  • toothache
  • toothbrush
  • toothpick
  • teething
  • toothy
  • sawtooth
  • toothsome
  • tenpence
  • tenner
  • tenpenny
  • toothfish
  • toothing
  • dogtooth
  • houndstooth
  • tenfoot
  • tenpins
  • bucktoothed
  • toothlike
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