Where does “tanþ” come from?
tanþ (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
tanþ (Proto-West Germanic): tooth
Ancestry of “tanþ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | tanþs | tooth |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
Words derived from “tanþ”