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Where does “hvárt” come from?

hvárt (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.

Ancestry of “hvárt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hvárt”

  • navohdt
  • hvort
  • hódt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →