Where does “tandvård” come from?

tandvård (Swedish) comes from Swedish tand, from Old Swedish tan, from Old Norse tǫnn, from Proto-Germanic tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

tandvård (Swedish): dentistry

Definitions

  1. dentistry

Ancestry of “tandvård”, step by step

tandvård traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Swedish vård

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvårdcare, health care; protection
2Old Norsevarðacairn
3Proto-Germanicwardānąto guard, protect, watch over
4Proto-Germanic*warduz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “tandvård”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic tanþs →