Where does “æt-” come from?
æt- (Old English) comes from Old English æt, from Proto-Turkic āt, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
æt- (Old English): at, near; toward; away, off; to
Definitions
- at, near; toward; away, off; to
Ancestry of “æt-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | æt | eating; at a certain place; at a certain time |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | āt | name |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ētą | the act of eating; food |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |