Where does “Ätwoa” come from?
Ätwoa (Plautdietsch) comes from Swedish äten, from Middle Low German ēten, from Old Saxon etan, from Proto-West Germanic etan, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
Ätwoa (Plautdietsch): groceries
Definitions
- groceries
Ancestry of “Ätwoa”, step by step
Ätwoa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish äten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | äten | |
| 2 | Middle Low German | ēten | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | etan | to eat |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | etan | to eat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via Plautdietsch Woa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Woa | goods, merchandise. wares |
| 2 | Middle Low German | ware | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | wār | true |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |