Etymology of the English word tooth
the English word
toothderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dent-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*tanthDerivations in English
bucktooth,
dogtooth,
eyetooth,
sawtooth,
toothbrush,
toothpick,
toothsome,
toothwort,
toothy,
toothpaste,
toothless,
foretooth,
toothache,
teth,
snaggletooth,
toothed,
toothingCognates
Danish
tand, Dutch
tand, French
dent, German
Zahn, Icelandic
tönn, Italian
dente, Latin
dentes, Lithuanian
dantis, Nynorsk
tånn, Provençal
dent, Riksmal
tann, Spanish
diente, Swedish
tandUsage
Word found in Middle English, Modern English
