Where does “zwarteter” come from?

zwarteter (Dutch) comes from Dutch eter, 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.

zwarteter (Dutch): Someone who leaves a restaurant without paying

Definitions

  1. Someone who leaves a restaurant without paying

Ancestry of “zwarteter”, step by step

zwarteter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch eter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchetereater
2Dutchetento eat; food; dinner
3Middle Dutchētento eat
4Old Dutchetanto eat
5Proto-West Germanicetanto eat
6Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Dutch zwart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzwartblack; having dark skin; illegal, without payment...
2Middle Dutchswartblack
3Old Dutchswartblack
4Proto-West Germanicswartblack
5Proto-Germanicswartazblack
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-
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