Where does “eetstokje” come from?

eetstokje (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.

eetstokje (Dutch): chopstick

Definitions

  1. chopstick

Ancestry of “eetstokje”, step by step

eetstokje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch eten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchetento eat; food; dinner
2Middle Dutchētento eat
3Old Dutchetanto eat
4Proto-West Germanicetanto eat
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Dutch stokje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstokjebaton; chopstick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →