Where does “játa” come from?

játa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic etǭ, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

játa (Old Norse): to agree, accept

Definitions

  1. to agree, accept

Ancestry of “játa”, step by step

játa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic etǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicetǭmanger
2Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Proto-Germanic jaatjaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicjaatjanąto say ‘yes’, assent (to), consent, confirm, grant

Words derived from “játa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →