Etymograph

English

toothpuller

From tooth + puller.

A compound of tooth + puller

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

Middle English puller

English puller

Today it means

noun A person who would extract teeth for a small charge at fairs, etc.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “toothpuller”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / toothpuller