toþ

See also: toy, toth, Toy, and Tóth

Middle English

Noun

toþ

  1. Alternative form of tothe

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tanþs (by loss of the n and the resulting compensatory lengthening of the vowel), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts (“tooth”). Cognates with Old Frisian tōth, Old Saxon tand, Dutch tand, Old High German zan, zand (German Zahn), Old Norse tǫnn (Swedish tand), Gothic 𐍄𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌿𐍃 (tunþus); and with Sanskrit दन्त (danta) (Hindi दांत़ (dānत़)), Ancient Greek ὀδών (odṓn), Latin dens (French dent), Old Irish dét, Lithuanian dantìs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toːθ/

Noun

tōþ m

  1. tooth

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Descendants

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