Where does “etzen” come from?
etzen (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic atjaną, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
Ancestry of “etzen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | atjaną | to incite; to cause/allow to eat; to pasture;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |