Where does “обѣдъ” come from?

обѣдъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic obědъ, from Proto-Slavic oběsti, from Proto-Slavic ěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

обѣдъ (Old Church Slavonic): dinner referring to the main meal of the day, usually eaten in the early afternoon

Definitions

  1. dinner referring to the main meal of the day, usually eaten in the early afternoon

Ancestry of “обѣдъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicobědъmeal; lunch
2Proto-Slavicoběsti
3Proto-Slavicěstito eat
4Proto-Balto-Slavicēˀsteito eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édtiEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei
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