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Where does “eddikesur” come from?

eddikesur (Danish) comes from Danish eddike, from Old Norse edik, from Dutch edik, from Middle Dutch edic, from Old Dutch etig, from Proto-Germanic *atek, from Latin acētum, from French -ate.

eddikesur (Danish): acetic; vinegary

Definitions

  1. acetic; vinegary

Ancestry of “eddikesur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisheddikevinegar
2Old Norseedik—
3Dutchedikvinegar, especially dilute vinegar used as a...
4Middle Dutchedicvinegar
5Old Dutchetig—
6Proto-Germanic*atek—
7Latinacētum—
8French-ate-ate
9Latin-ātus—
10Proto-Italic-ātos—
11Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →