Where does “Esse” come from?

Esse (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German ëzzen, from Old High German ëȥȥan, from Proto-West Germanic etan, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Esse (Pennsylvania German): food; meal

Definitions

  1. food; meal

Ancestry of “Esse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanëzzento eat
2Old High Germanëȥȥanto eat
3Proto-West Germanicetanto eat
4Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “Esse”

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