Where does “eatingware” come from?

eatingware (English) comes from English eating, from Middle English etynge, from Old English eting, from Old English -ing, from Old English -tūn, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną — smoke; mist, haze.

eatingware (English): Items used for eating a meal, such as plates and cutlery

Definitions

  1. Items used for eating a meal, such as plates and cutlery

Ancestry of “eatingware”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englisheatingpresent participle of eat; Bred to be eaten;...
2Middle Englishetyngeeating
3Old Englishetingeating
4Old English-ingForming nouns from verbs, indicating action,...
5Old English-tūnhomestead, village, town
6Old Englishtūnenclosure, yard; place; dwelling
7Proto-West Germanictūnfence
8Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
9Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
10Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
11Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnomEvery word from Gaulish dunum