Where does “essen” come from?

essen (German) comes from Middle High German ezzen, from Old High German ezzan, from Proto-West Germanic etan, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

essen (German): to eat; to eat; to dine

Definitions

  1. to eat; to eat; to dine

Ancestry of “essen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanezzento eat
2Old High Germanezzanto eat
3Proto-West Germanicetanto eat
4Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →