Where does “*tind” come from?
*tind (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic tindaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
Ancestry of “*tind”, step by step
*tind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic tindaz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | tindaz | tooth; cog; peg; tine; nail; spike; prong; peak;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via Proto-Germanic tinduz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | tinduz | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (e)dont- | tooth, projection |
Words derived from “*tind”