Where does “jatte” come from?
jatte (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse játa, from Proto-Germanic etǭ, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
jatte (Norwegian Nynorsk): to agree by yielding assent
Definitions
- to agree by yielding assent
Ancestry of “jatte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | játa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | etǭ | manger |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |