Where does “dents” come from?

dents (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

dents (Proto-Italic): tooth

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “dents”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dents”

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