Where does “etenswaar” come from?
etenswaar (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.
etenswaar (Dutch): food, foodstuff
Definitions
- food, foodstuff
Ancestry of “etenswaar”, step by step
etenswaar 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 waar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | waar | where, in which place; where, the place that;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wāer | where, in which place |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wār | true |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |