Where does “ætwegan” come from?

ætwegan (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.

ætwegan (Old English): to carry off, to carry away

Definitions

  1. to carry off, to carry away

Ancestry of “ætwegan”, step by step

ætwegan 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 weġan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishweġanto move
2Proto-West Germanicweganto carry; to weigh
3Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →