Where does “Esslöffel” come from?

Esslöffel (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.

Esslöffel (German): tablespoon

Definitions

  1. tablespoon

Ancestry of “Esslöffel”, step by step

Esslöffel 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 löffel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlöffelinflection of löffeln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanleffel—
3Old High Germanleffil—
4Proto-West Germaniclapilspoon
5Proto-Germaniclapilazspoon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlabʰ-to seize, to grab; to slurp; lick; smack

Words derived from “Esslöffel”

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