Where does “ætgræpe” come from?

ætgræpe (Old English) comes from Old English æt-, 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.

ætgræpe (Old English): grasping at, seizing

Definitions

  1. grasping at, seizing

Ancestry of “ætgræpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishæt-at, near; toward; away, off; to
2Old Englishæteating; at a certain place; at a certain time
3Proto-Turkicātname
4Proto-Germanicētąthe act of eating; food
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →