Etymograph

English

dentelle

Dentelle comes from French dentelle ‘lace’, from dent ‘tooth’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dénts.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃déntsreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdentem
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400dent
  4. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘tooth’
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘tooth’
  6. French, derivedc. 1600–presentdentelle‘lace’
  7. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃déntsreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdentem
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400dent
  4. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘tooth’
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘tooth’
  6. French, derivedc. 1600–presentdentelle‘lace’
  7. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₃dénts

tine, 2 more

through French dent ‘tooth’

dentist, 2 more

Today it means

noun An ornamental tooling like lace.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃dénts / dentelle

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