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...

Definitions

  1. food; a small stream of water in the ice on a...

Ancestry of “æta”, step by step

æta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic éta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicétato eat
2Old Norseetacrib, manger; cancer; to eat
3Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Old Norse æta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseæta—
2Proto-Germanicētijǭeater, one who eats

Words derived from “æta”

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