Where does “Ent” come from?
Ent (Pennsylvania German) comes from Old High German enita, from Old High German anut, from Proto-West Germanic anad, from Old Irish anaid, from Proto-Celtic anati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.
Ent (Pennsylvania German): duck
Ancestry of “Ent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | enita | duck |
| 2 | Old High German | anut | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | anad | duck |
| 4 | Old Irish | anaid | to stay, remain; to wait; to resist, to withstand |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | anati | to pause; to remain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énh₁ti | to breathe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁- | to breathe |