Where does “etǭ” come from?
etǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
etǭ (Proto-Germanic): manger
Ancestry of “etǭ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |