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
Ancestry of “dents”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
Words derived from “dents”