Where does “tandfe” come from?

tandfe (Swedish) comes from Swedish fe, from French fée, from Old French fae, from Latin fāta, from Latin fātum, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr — to speak, to be talking.

tandfe (Swedish): tooth fairy

Definitions

  1. tooth fairy

Ancestry of “tandfe”, step by step

tandfe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfefairy
2Frenchféefairy, fay
3Old Frenchfae—
4LatinfātaFate; Moira; goddess who controls destiny; divine personification of fate
5Latinfātumdestiny, fate, lot
6Latinfātusspoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc
7Latinfor"defective"; I speak, talk, say
8Proto-Italicfāōrspeak
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking

via Swedish tand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtanda tooth; in a mouth or on a saw; a tooth, a dent,...
2Old Swedishtantooth
3Old Norsetǫnntooth
4Proto-Germanictanþstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti →Every word from Proto-Italic fāōr →Every word from Latin for →