Where does “ääse” come from?

ääse (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian ita, from Proto-West Germanic etan, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

ääse (North Frisian): to eat

Definitions

  1. to eat

Ancestry of “ääse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianitato eat
2Proto-West Germanicetanto eat
3Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →