Where does “ædelse” come from?

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

ædelse (Danish): food, edibles, eatables

Definitions

  1. food, edibles, eatables

Ancestry of “ædelse”, step by step

ædelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish æde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishædeto eat; to erode, eat away; to eat up
2Old Norseetacrib, manger; cancer; to eat
3Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →