Where does “etze” come from?

etze (Alemannic German) comes from Old High German etzen, from Proto-Germanic atjaną, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

etze (Alemannic German): to graze eat grass from a pasture

Definitions

  1. to graze eat grass from a pasture

Ancestry of “etze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanetzen—
2Proto-Germanicatjanąto incite; to cause/allow to eat; to pasture;...
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 →