Where does “eten” come from?

eten (Dutch) comes 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.

eten (Dutch): to eat; food; dinner

Definitions

  1. to eat; food; dinner

Ancestry of “eten”, step by step

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

Words derived from “eten”

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