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 -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from French -ate