Where does “ἔδω” come from?

ἔδω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁éd- — to eat.

ἔδω (Ancient Greek): Alternative form of ἐσθίω; to eat, to consume;...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ἐσθίω; to eat, to consume;...

Ancestry of “ἔδω”, step by step

ἔδω traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European h₁éd-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éd-to eat

via Proto-Hellenic *édō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenic*édōto eat

Words derived from “ἔδω

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éd-