Where does “edik” come from?

edik (Old Norse) comes from Dutch edik, from Middle Dutch edic, from Old Dutch etig, from Proto-Germanic *atek, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

Ancestry of “edik”, step by step

edik traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch edik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchedikvinegar, especially dilute vinegar used as a...
2Middle Dutchedicvinegar
3Old Dutchetig—
4Proto-Germanic*atek—
5Latinacētumvinegar
6French-ateate
7Latin-ātused
8Proto-Italic-ātos—
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via Middle Dutch edik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchedik—

via Middle Low German etik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanetik—

Words derived from “edik”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from French -ate →