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Central Franconian

Zand

/tsant/ · noun

Meaning

  1. tooth

Etymology / origin

From Middle High German zan, zant, from Old High German zan, zand, from Proto-West Germanic *tanþ. For the phonetic development compare Hand. The fact that Zand has been used in Kölsch and adjacent dialects is remarkable, because these must have adopted the form from the south rather than from standard German.

  1. *tanþ(gmw-pro)→
  2. zan(Old High German)→
  3. zan(Middle High German)→
  4. Zand (Central Franconian)
  5. Relations: inh, inh, inh

Related words

zan(Middle High German)zan(Old High German)*tanþ(gmw-pro)

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