English
fangtooth
Fangtooth comes from Middle English *fangtooth ‘fang, canine’, and goes back to Old English fengtōþ ‘molar’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fengtōþ‘molar’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*fangtooth‘fang, canine’reconstructed
- Englishtodayfangtooth
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fengtōþ‘molar’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*fangtooth‘fang, canine’reconstructed
- Englishtodayfangtooth
A compound of feng ‘grasping, capture’ + tōþ ‘tooth’
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- ‘to bite’
Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts ‘tooth’
Proto-Germanic *tanþs ‘tooth’
Proto-West Germanic *tanþ ‘tooth’
Old English tōþ ‘tooth’
Every English word from Old English fengtōþ
Today it means
noun A beryciform fish of the monotypic family Anoplogastridae, with long sharp teeth.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English fengtōþ / fangtooth