Where does “athugi” come from?
athugi (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse át, from Proto-Germanic at, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
athugi (Old Norse): attention
Definitions
- attention
Ancestry of “athugi”, step by step
athugi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse át
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | át | the act of eating; food; first-person singular... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | at | at, toward, to |
| 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 Norse hugi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hugi | mind |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hugô | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hugiz | mind, thought, sense, understanding |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱk-í-s ~ ḱk-éy-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱek- | to be able, capable |