Where does “Esszimmer” come from?

Esszimmer (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.

Esszimmer (German): dining room

Definitions

  1. dining room

Ancestry of “Esszimmer”, step by step

Esszimmer 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 Zimmer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZimmerroom
2Middle High Germanzimber—
3Old High Germanzimbar—
4Proto-West Germanic*timr(act of) building
5Proto-Germanictimrąbuilding; timber
6Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

Words derived from “Esszimmer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →