Where does “atwind” come from?

atwind (English) comes from Middle English ætwinden, from Old English ætwindan, from Old English æt, from Proto-Turkic āt, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

atwind (English): To escape

Definitions

  1. To escape

Ancestry of “atwind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishætwinden—
2Old Englishætwindanto escape
3Old Englishæteating; at a certain place; at a certain time
4Proto-Turkicātname
5Proto-Germanicētąthe act of eating; food
6Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “atwind”

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