Where does “æta” come from?
æta (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic éta, from Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
æta (Icelandic): food; a small stream of water in the ice on a...
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Ancestry of “æta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | éta | to eat |
| 2 | Old Norse | eta | crib, manger; cancer; to eat |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |