Where does “eterij” come from?

eterij (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.

eterij (Dutch): constant or excessive eating

Definitions

  1. constant or excessive eating

Ancestry of “eterij”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →