English
Zahn
Zahn comes from German Zahn ‘tooth’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- ‘to smell’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ed-‘to smell’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃dónts‘tooth’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*tanþs‘tooth’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*tanþ‘tooth’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050zand‘tooth’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350zan‘tooth’
- Germanc. 1650–presentZahn‘tooth’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ed-‘to smell’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃dónts‘tooth’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*tanþs‘tooth’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*tanþ‘tooth’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050zand‘tooth’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350zan‘tooth’
- Germanc. 1650–presentZahn‘tooth’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- ‘to smell’
odor, annoy, ozone, trident, egregious, odious, denture, redolent, dentate, dentin, osmium, odium, 64 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts ‘tooth’
dental, dent, zinc, dens, dancy, 48 more
through Proto-Germanic *tanþs ‘tooth’
through Proto-West Germanic *tanþ ‘tooth’
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- / Zahn