Where does “át” come from?

át (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic at, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

át (Old Norse): the act of eating; food; first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. the act of eating; food; first-person singular...

Ancestry of “át”, step by step

át traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic at

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicatat, toward, to
2Proto-Germanicētąthe act of eating; food
3Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Old Norse apt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseapt—
2Proto-Norseᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱafter
3Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

via Germanic *at

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanic*at—

Words derived from “át”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →