Where does “ëzzen” come from?

ëzzen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German ëȥȥan, from Proto-West Germanic etan, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

ëzzen (Middle High German): to eat

Definitions

  1. to eat

Ancestry of “ëzzen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ëzzen”

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