Where does “eat” come from?
Eat comes from Middle English eten, from Old English eoten, from Proto-Germanic etunaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-, a root meaning to eat or consume.
eat (English): To ingest; to be ingested; To use up; To cause ...
Definitions
- To ingest; to be ingested; To use up; To cause ...
Ancestry of “eat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | eten | To eat, devour; To consume or have a meal; To... |
| 2 | Old English | eoten | giant, monster |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | etunaz | an overeater, glutton; a giant |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |