Where does “tis” come from?

tis (Tok Pisin) comes from English teeth, from Middle English teth, from Old English tēþ, from Proto-Germanic tanþiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dóntes, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

tis (Tok Pisin): tooth

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “tis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishteethplural of tooth; API pl; The ability to be...
2Middle Englishtethplural of tothe
3Old Englishtēþ—
4Proto-Germanictanþiz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntes—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dóntes →
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