English
toothstick
From tooth + stick.
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- ‘to smell’
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Proto-Germanic *tanþs
Proto-West Germanic *tanþ
Old English tōþ
Middle English toth
English tooth
Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- ‘to be sharp’
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Proto-Germanic *stikkô ‘pole’
Proto-West Germanic *stikkō ‘stick’
Old English sticca ‘stick’
Middle English sticke ‘branch’
English stick
Today it means
noun Synonym of chewstick (“twig for cleaning teeth”).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / toothstick