Where does “essen” come from?

essen (Alemannic German) comes from Old High German ezzan, from Proto-West Germanic etan, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

essen (Alemannic German): to eat

Definitions

  1. to eat

Ancestry of “essen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanezzanto eat
2Proto-West Germanicetanto eat
3Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →
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