Where does “ætlædan” come from?
ætlædan (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.
ætlædan (Old English): to lead out, drive away
Definitions
- to lead out, drive away
Ancestry of “ætlædan”, step by step
ætlædan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English æt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Old English lǣdan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | lǣdan | to lead; lead |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | laidijaną | to cause to go, to lead |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | līþaną | to go; pass; to go through |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |