Where does “eatertainment” come from?
eatertainment (English) comes 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.
eatertainment (English): The combination of dining and entertainment, as...
Definitions
- The combination of dining and entertainment, as...
Ancestry of “eatertainment”, step by step
eatertainment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English eat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eat | To ingest |
| 2 | Middle English | eten | To eat, devour; To consume or have a meal; To... |
| 3 | Old English | eoten | giant, monster |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | etunaz | an overeater, glutton; a giant |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via English entertainment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | entertainment | An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment,... |
| 2 | English | entertain | To amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably |
| 3 | Old French | entretenir | to support one another |
| 4 | Old French | tenir | to possess; to have; to hold |
| 5 | Latin | teneō | to hold, have; to grasp |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |