Where does “eten” come from?

eten (Low German) comes from Middle Low German ēten, from Old Saxon etan, from Proto-West Germanic etan, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

eten (Low German): to eat

Definitions

  1. to eat

Ancestry of “eten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanēten—
2Old Saxonetanto eat
3Proto-West Germanicetanto eat
4Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →