English
tind
Tind comes from Old English tind ‘tine, prong, tooth’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₃dénts.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃dénts‘tooth, projection’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*tindaz‘prong, pinnacle’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*tindreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150tind‘tine, prong, tooth’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500tind
- Englishtodaytind
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃dénts‘tooth, projection’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*tindaz‘prong, pinnacle’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*tindreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150tind‘tine, prong, tooth’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500tind
- Englishtodaytind
The story
Cf. the related tine. Also more distantly related to Dutch tand (‘tooth, tine’), English tooth.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃dénts ‘tooth, projection’
through Proto-Germanic *tindaz ‘prong, pinnacle’
through Old English tind ‘tine, prong, tooth’
Today it means
noun A prong or something projecting like a prong; an animal's horn; a branch or limb of a tree; a protruding arm.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃dénts / tind