Where does “dant” come from?

dant (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh dant, from Proto-Brythonic dant, from Proto-Celtic *dant, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

dant (Welsh): tooth; cog; Soft mutation of tant

Definitions

  1. tooth; cog; Soft mutation of tant

Ancestry of “dant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshdant—
2Proto-Brythonicdanttooth
3Proto-Celtic*danttooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “dant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Celtic *dant →