Where does “ganga at” come from?

ganga at (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.

ganga at (Old Norse): to attack; to agree to, accept

Definitions

  1. to attack; to agree to, accept

Ancestry of “ganga at”, step by step

ganga at traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse át

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseátthe act of eating; food; first-person singular...
2Proto-Germanicatat, toward, to
3Proto-Germanicētąthe act of eating; food
4Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Old Norse ganga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegangato go, walk
2Proto-Germanicganganąto go, walk, step
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →