Where does “etan” come from?
etan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic etan, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
etan (Old Dutch): to eat
Ancestry of “etan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | etan | to eat |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
Words derived from “etan”