Where does “játa” come from?

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

játa (Icelandic): to confess, admit; to assent to something

Definitions

  1. to confess, admit; to assent to something

Ancestry of “játa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsejátato agree, accept
2Proto-Germanicetǭmanger
3Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “játa”

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