Where does “ezzen” come from?
ezzen (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.
Ancestry of “ezzen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | ëȥȥan | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | etan | to eat |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
Words derived from “ezzen”