Where does “eating” come from?
Eating comes from Middle English eten, Old English eoten, Proto-Germanic etunaz, and Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-, a root meaning to eat or consume food.
eating (English): present participle of eat; Bred to be eaten;...
Definitions
- present participle of eat; Bred to be eaten;...
Ancestry of “eating”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | etynge | eating |
| 2 | Old English | eting | eating |
| 3 | Old English | -ing | Forming nouns from verbs, indicating action,... |
| 4 | Old English | -tūn | homestead, village, town |
| 5 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 8 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |