Etymology

wangtooth

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Today it means: A molar. Full definition →

Middle English wangtooth ← Old English wangtōþ
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromwangtōþ“molar, grinder”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromwangtooth
  3. English todaywangtooth

From Middle English wangtooth, from Old English wangtōþ (“molar, grinder”). By surface analysis, wang (“cheek”) + tooth.

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