Where does “Middaagesse” come from?

Middaagesse (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German Esse, 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.

Middaagesse (Pennsylvania German): dinner

Definitions

  1. dinner

Ancestry of “Middaagesse”, step by step

Middaagesse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pennsylvania German Esse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanEssefood; meal
2Middle High Germanëzzento eat
3Old High Germanëȥȥanto eat
4Proto-West Germanicetanto eat
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Pennsylvania German Middaag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanMiddaagnoon; midday; dinner
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →