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

adgang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish åd

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

via Danish gang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishgangThe act of walking, a walk; An intended amount of...
2Old Danishgang
3Old Norsegangrwalking, motion; pace, pacing; course
4Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

Words derived from “adgang

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édtiEvery word from Proto-Germanic etaną
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