Where does “avondeten” come from?
avondeten (Dutch) comes from Dutch eten, from Middle Dutch ēten, from Old Dutch etan, from Proto-West Germanic etan, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
avondeten (Dutch): supper, dinner, evening meal
Definitions
- supper, dinner, evening meal
Ancestry of “avondeten”, step by step
avondeten traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch eten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | eten | to eat; food; dinner |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ēten | to eat |
| 3 | Old Dutch | etan | to eat |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | etan | to eat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via Dutch avond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | avond | evening, night |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | âvont | evening (starting an hour before sunset, considered the start of a new day) |
| 3 | Old Dutch | āvont | evening |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ābanþ | evening |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ēbanþs | evening |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁epi | on, at, near |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eps | — |
via Middle Dutch avonteten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | avonteten | — |