Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “adskille” come from?

adskille (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.

adskille (Danish): to separate; to segregate; to differentiate

Definitions

  1. to separate; to segregate; to differentiate

Ancestry of “adskille”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →