Where does “játning” come from?

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

játning (Icelandic): confession

Definitions

  1. confession

Ancestry of “játning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicjátato confess, admit; to assent to something
2Old Norsejátato agree, accept
3Proto-Germanicetǭmanger
4Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “játning”

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