Where does “ets” come from?

ets (Dutch) comes from Dutch etsen, from German ätzen, from Middle High German etzen, from Old High German etzen, from Proto-Germanic atjaną, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

ets (Dutch): etching

Definitions

  1. etching

Ancestry of “ets”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchetsento etch
2Germanätzento etch; to cauterize; to provoke
3Middle High Germanetzen—
4Old High Germanetzen—
5Proto-Germanicatjanąto incite; to cause/allow to eat; to pasture;...
6Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →