Where does “ait” come from?

ait (Scots) comes from Middle English eten, from Old English eoten, from Proto-Germanic etunaz, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

ait (Scots): oat

Definitions

  1. oat

Ancestry of “ait”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishetenTo eat, devour; To consume or have a meal; To...
2Old Englisheotengiant, monster
3Proto-Germanicetunazan overeater, glutton; a giant
4Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “ait”

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