Where does “eta” come from?

eta (Faroese) comes from Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

eta (Faroese): to eat; eta

Definitions

  1. to eat; eta

Ancestry of “eta”, step by step

eta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse eta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseetacrib, manger; cancer; to eat
2Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Ancient Greek ἦτα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἦταeta, the name for the seventh letter Η, η of the...
2Phoenician𐤇het; heth
3Egyptian?—

Words derived from “eta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →