English

jawtooth

jaw + tooth

A compound of jaw + tooth

Middle English jawe/jowe

English jaw

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- ‘to smell’

…

Proto-Germanic *tanþs

Proto-West Germanic *tanþ

Old English tōþ

Middle English toth

English tooth

Today it means

noun A molar tooth.

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

Etymograph / jawtooth