Where does “etenstijd” come from?
etenstijd (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.
etenstijd (Dutch): mealtime, especially dinnertime
Definitions
- mealtime, especially dinnertime
Ancestry of “etenstijd”, step by step
etenstijd traces back through two 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 tijd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tijd | time; tense |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tijt | time; time, moment; right, appointed time |
| 3 | Old Dutch | tīt | time |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tīdiz | time; period, interval |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₂itis | interval, period of time |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |