Where does “át” come from?

át (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse át, from Proto-Germanic at, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

át (Icelandic): eating, the act of eating; solid food that one...

Definitions

  1. eating, the act of eating; solid food that one...

Ancestry of “át”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseátthe act of eating; food; first-person singular...
2Proto-Germanicatat, toward, to
3Proto-Germanicētąthe act of eating; food
4Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “át”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →