Where does “trúarjátning” come from?

trúarjátning (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic játning, 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.

trúarjátning (Icelandic): creed

Definitions

  1. creed

Ancestry of “trúarjátning”, step by step

trúarjátning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic játning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicjátningconfession
2Icelandicjátato confess, admit; to assent to something
3Old Norsejátato agree, accept
4Proto-Germanicetǭmanger
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Icelandic trú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictrúfaith
2Old Norsetrúfaith; inflection of trúr: ## positive degree...
3Middle Low Germantruwe—
4Old Saxontreuwa—
5Proto-Germanictrewwōfidelity, pledge
6Proto-Indo-Europeandrewo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →