Where does “adskillelse” come from?
adskillelse (Danish) comes from Danish adskille, 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 — to eat.
adskillelse (Danish): separation
Definitions
- separation
Ancestry of “adskillelse”, step by step
adskillelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish adskille
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | adskille | to separate; to segregate; to differentiate |
| 2 | Danish | åd | past tense of æde |
| 3 | Old Danish | at | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | át | the act of eating; food; first-person singular... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | at | at, toward, to |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ētą | the act of eating; food |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |