Cognate Set 9778 – Meaning: bite

IE-CoR reference form:
*Hd-ónt-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Late parallel derivations in Brythonic Celtic and Raji: Barzoki. Lexemes derived from or in light-verb constructions with PIE *Hd-ónt- 'tooth'. The root etymology is traditionally considered to be to PIE *h₁ed- *'to bite' → 'to eat', however difficulties regarding the Greek comparanda (ὀδών 'tooth', νωδός 'toothless') have led the Leiden school of Indo-European reconstruction to consider an underlying root *h₃ed- 'to bite, sting' (cf. Kortlandt 2003:77). If the traditional etymology is followed, then these lexemes would also be cognate with Old Irish ithid 'to bite, to eat' in cognate set 6370 which is clearly derived from PIE *h₁ed- 'to eat'. For the lexemes in this class, cf. EWAia I:693-694, Turner 1962–1966:352 no. 6152, Deshayes 2003:170, Matasović 2009:90). For further details regarding the etymology of PIE *Hd-ónt- 'tooth', cf. further discussion in cognate set 328.
Found in clades:
Indic
Found in 1 clade by 1 lexeme.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
37   Gawarbati dant c̣haik دنت ڄھئیک d̪ɜ̃n̪ˈʂɛɪk dant ʈʂʰajk
References
  • Matasović, Ranko: 90
    S.v. Proto-Celtic *danto- 'tooth', from PIE *h₁dont- 'tooth' (cf. Lat. dēns, Skt. dánt-, Gk. ὀδών, Lith. dantìs, OHG zand). The reconstruction of the initial laryngeal is uncertain. Some prefer to see an original participle of the verb 'to eat' *h₁ed-, but others reconstruct *h₃- from which Gk. ὀδών is derived more straightforwardly.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred: 693-694
    S.v. Ved. dant- 'Zahn', from PIE *h₁d-ónt- *'beißend' (~*h₁ed-) (cf. Gk. ὀδὠν, ὀδόντ- [Aeol. ἔδοντ-ες], Arm. atamn, Lat. dēns, dent-, OHG zan(d), Lith. dantìs 'Zahn', etc.)
  • Scarborough, Matthew:
    Indo-Iranic and Celtic lexemes derived from or in light-verb constructions with PIE *Hd-ónt- 'tooth'. The root etymology is traditionally considered to be to PIE *h₁ed- *'to bite' → 'to eat', however difficulties regarding the Greek comparanda (ὀδών 'tooth', νωδός 'toothless') have led the Leiden school of Indo-European reconstruction to consider an underlying root *h₃ed- 'to bite, sting' (cf. Kortlandt 2003:77). If the traditional etymology is followed, then these lexemes would also be cognate with Old Irish ithid 'to bite, to eat' in [cognate set 6370](cog-6370) which is clearly derived from PIE *h₁ed- 'to eat'. For the lexemes in this class, cf. EWAia I:693-694, Turner 1962–1966:352 no. 6152, Deshayes 2003:170, Matasović 2009:90). For further details regarding the etymology of PIE *Hd-ónt- 'tooth', cf. further discussion in [cognate set 328](cog-328).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley: 352
    Cf. s.v. 6152 Ved. dánta- 'tooth' RV. [dánt- RV.]