Where does “ditåt” come from?

ditåt (Swedish) comes from Swedish åt, from Old Norse át, from Proto-Germanic at, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

ditåt (Swedish): that way, thitherward

Definitions

  1. that way, thitherward

Ancestry of “ditåt”, step by step

ditåt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish åt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishåtfor; to, towards, in a certain direction
2Old Norseátthe act of eating; food; first-person singular...
3Proto-Germanicatat, toward, to
4Proto-Germanicētąthe act of eating; food
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Swedish dit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishditthere; to that place; that way, in that...
2Old Norseþityou two
3Old Norseitsecond-person dual pronoun; you two
4Proto-Germanicjutyou two
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyú—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →