Where does “äta” come from?

äta (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish æta, from Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

äta (Swedish): to eat

Definitions

  1. to eat

Ancestry of “äta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishætato eat; to chew, bite
2Old Norseetacrib, manger; cancer; to eat
3Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “äta”

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