Where does “dent” come from?

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

dent (Romansch): tooth

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “dent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindenstooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like...
2Proto-Italicdentstooth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Italic dents →