Where does “At-Zeichen” come from?
At-Zeichen (German) comes from German at, from English AT, from Middle English at, from Old English æt, from Proto-Turkic āt, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti — to eat.
At-Zeichen (German): at sign
Ancestry of “At-Zeichen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | at | — |
| 2 | English | AT | Initialism of assistive technology; Initialism of... |
| 3 | Middle English | at | at; to |
| 4 | Old English | æt | eating; at a certain place; at a certain time |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | āt | name |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ētą | the act of eating; food |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |