Where does “*Had-” come from?

*Had- (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Had-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éd- — to eat.

Ancestry of “*Had-”, step by step

*Had- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian Had-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHad-to eat
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éd-to eat

via Proto-Indo-European sḗd-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “*Had-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Had- →
*Had- — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer