Where does “eoten” come from?

eoten (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic etunaz, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

eoten (Old English): giant, monster

Definitions

  1. giant, monster

Ancestry of “eoten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicetunazan overeater, glutton; a giant
2Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “eoten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →