Where does “canšteher” come from?
canšteher (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Zahnstocher, from German Zahn, from Middle High German zan, from Old High German zan, from Proto-West Germanic tanþ, from Proto-Germanic tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
canšteher (Serbo-Croatian): toothpick
Ancestry of “canšteher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Zahnstocher | a toothpick |
| 2 | German | Zahn | tooth; fang; tusk |
| 3 | Middle High German | zan | tooth |
| 4 | Old High German | zan | Alternative form of zand |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | tanþ | tooth |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tanþs | tooth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |