Where does “aðstaða” come from?

aðstaða (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic að, 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.

aðstaða (Icelandic): facilities allowing for a certain activity; a place that is available for something

Definitions

  1. facilities allowing for a certain activity; a place that is available for something

Ancestry of “aðstaða”, step by step

aðstaða traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicthat; to; to, towards
2Old Norseátthe act of eating; food; first-person singular...
3Proto-Germanicatat, toward, to
4Proto-Germanicētąthe act of eating; food
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Icelandic staða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstaðaposition
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édtiEvery word from Proto-Germanic etaną