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

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of eta

Ancestry of “ete”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ete”

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