Where does “eta” come from?

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

eta (Norwegian Nynorsk): to eat

Definitions

  1. to eat

Ancestry of “eta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “eta”

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