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Where does “adgang” come from?

adgang (Danish) comes from Danish åd, from Old Danish at, from Old Norse át, from Proto-Germanic at, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

adgang (Danish): access, permission, entry

Definitions

  1. access, permission, entry

Ancestry of “adgang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishådpast tense of æde
2Old Danishat—
3Old Norseátthe act of eating; food; first-person singular...
4Proto-Germanicatat, toward, to
5Proto-Germanicētąthe act of eating; food
6Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “adgang”

  • adgangskode
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →