Where does “ete” come from?
ete (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk eta, from Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
ete (Norwegian Nynorsk): Alternative form of eta
Ancestry of “ete”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | eta | to eat |
| 2 | Old Norse | eta | crib, manger; cancer; to eat |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |