Where does “etsata” come from?

etsata (Finnish) comes from German ätzen, from Middle High German etzen, from Old High German etzen, from Proto-Germanic atjaną, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

etsata (Finnish): To etch

Definitions

  1. To etch

Ancestry of “etsata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanätzento etch; to cauterize; to provoke
2Middle High Germanetzen—
3Old High Germanetzen—
4Proto-Germanicatjanąto incite; to cause/allow to eat; to pasture;...
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “etsata”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →
etsata — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer