Where does “eter” come from?

eter (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.

eter (Dutch): eater

Definitions

  1. eater

Ancestry of “eter”, step by step

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

Words derived from “eter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →
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