Where does “ēten” come from?

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

ēten (Middle Dutch): to eat

Definitions

  1. to eat

Ancestry of “ēten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchetanto eat
2Proto-West Germanicetanto eat
3Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “ēten”

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