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
Ancestry of “eetstokje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | eten | to eat; food; dinner |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ēten | — |
| 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 |