Where does “halväten” come from?

halväten (Swedish) comes from Swedish äten, 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.

halväten (Swedish): half-eaten

Definitions

  1. half-eaten

Ancestry of “halväten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishäten
2Middle Low Germanēten—
3Old Saxonetanto eat
4Proto-West Germanicetanto eat
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →