Where does “צאָן” come from?

צאָן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German zan, from Old High German zan, from Proto-West Germanic tanþ, from Proto-Germanic tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

צאָן (Yiddish): tooth

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “צאָן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzantooth
2Old High GermanzanAlternative form of zand
3Proto-West Germanictanþtooth
4Proto-Germanictanþstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “צאָן”

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