Where does “visdomstand” come from?
visdomstand (Swedish) comes from Swedish visdom, from Swedish -dom, from Old Norse -dómr, from Proto-Germanic -dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
visdomstand (Swedish): wisdom tooth
Definitions
- wisdom tooth
Ancestry of “visdomstand”, step by step
visdomstand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish visdom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | visdom | wisdom |
| 2 | Swedish | -dom | -hood, -ledge, -ness |
| 3 | Old Norse | -dómr | Forms nouns denoting the condition or state of... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -dōmaz | Forms nouns denoting the condition or state of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰóh₁mos | that which is put, placed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |