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Where does “atjaną” come from?

atjaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

atjaną (Proto-Germanic): to incite; to cause/allow to eat; to pasture;...

Definitions

  1. to incite; to cause/allow to eat; to pasture;...

Ancestry of “atjaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “atjaną”

  • etja
  • etja
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →