Where does “etja” come from?

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

etja (Icelandic): to incite, to provoke, to egg on

Definitions

  1. to incite, to provoke, to egg on

Ancestry of “etja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseetjato incite, egg on to fight; to exhort; to put...
2Proto-Germanicatjanąto incite; to cause/allow to eat; to pasture;...
3Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →