Where does “*attjan” come from?

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

*attjan (Proto-West Germanic): to cause to eat

Definitions

  1. to cause to eat

Ancestry of “*attjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicatjanąto incite; to cause/allow to eat; to pasture;...
2Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “*attjan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →