Where does “éta” come from?

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

éta (Icelandic): to eat

Definitions

  1. to eat

Ancestry of “éta”, step by step

éta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse eta

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

via Ancient Greek ἦτα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἦταeta, the name for the seventh letter Η, η of the...
2Phoenician𐤇het; heth
3Egyptian?—

Words derived from “éta”

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