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Where does “wobjedowaś” come from?

wobjedowaś (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian wobjed, from Proto-Slavic obědъ, from Proto-Slavic oběsti, from Proto-Slavic ěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

wobjedowaś (Lower Sorbian): to lunch

Definitions

  1. to lunch

Ancestry of “wobjedowaś”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianwobjedlunch
2Proto-Slavicobědъmeal; lunch
3Proto-Slavicoběsti—
4Proto-Slavicěstito eat
5Proto-Balto-Slavicēˀstei—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
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