Where does “æde” come from?

æde (Danish) comes from Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

æde (Danish): to eat; to erode, eat away; to eat up

Definitions

  1. to eat; to erode, eat away; to eat up

Ancestry of “æde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseetacrib, manger; cancer; to eat
2Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “æde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →