Where does “äten” come from?

äten (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German ēten, from Old Saxon etan, from Proto-West Germanic etan, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Definitions

Ancestry of “äten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanēten—
2Old Saxonetanto eat
3Proto-West Germanicetanto eat
4Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “äten”

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