Where does “eatableness” come from?
eatableness (English) comes from English eatable, from English eat, from Middle English eten, from Old English eoten, from Proto-Germanic etunaz, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
eatableness (English): The quality of being eatable
Definitions
- The quality of being eatable
Ancestry of “eatableness”, step by step
eatableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English eatable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eatable | Able to be eaten; edible; Anything edible; food |
| 2 | English | eat | To ingest |
| 3 | Middle English | eten | To eat, devour; To consume or have a meal; To... |
| 4 | Old English | eoten | giant, monster |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | etunaz | an overeater, glutton; a giant |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |