Where does “jata” come from?
jata (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic etǭ, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
Ancestry of “jata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | etǭ | manger |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
Words derived from “jata”