Where does “æthrinan” come from?

æthrinan (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.

æthrinan (Old English): to take, move, touch; rine

Definitions

  1. to take, move, touch; rine

Ancestry of “æthrinan”, step by step

æthrinan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English æt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishæteating; at a certain place; at a certain time
2Proto-Turkicātname
3Proto-Germanicētąthe act of eating; food
4Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Old English hrīnan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhrīnanto touch, reach, strike
2Proto-West Germanichrīnanto brush against, to graze
3Proto-Germanichrīnanąto touch, brush (against), make contact (with), graze
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →