Where does “åsete” come from?

åsete (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ete, from Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

åsete (Norwegian Bokmål): hilly

Definitions

  1. hilly

Ancestry of “åsete”, step by step

åsete traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål ete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåleteto eat
2Old Norseetacrib, manger; cancer; to eat
3Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Norwegian Bokmål ås

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålåsan esker; a hill; a roof beam
2Old NorseÁssa thick pole, main beam (in a house)
3Proto-Germanicastazbranch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ósdosbranch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →