Where does “Essensmarke” come from?

Essensmarke (German) comes from German Essen, from Middle High German ëzzen, from Old High German ëȥȥan, from Proto-West Germanic etan, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Essensmarke (German): food stamp

Definitions

  1. food stamp

Ancestry of “Essensmarke”, step by step

Essensmarke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Essen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEssengerund of essen; eating; meal; food
2Middle High Germanëzzento eat
3Old High Germanëȥȥanto eat
4Proto-West Germanicetanto eat
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via German Marke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMarkemark (like trade mark), brand
2Frenchmarquemark; brand; first-person singular present...
3Frankishmarkmark, sign
4Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →
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