Where does “hetsäta” come from?

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

hetsäta (Swedish): binge eat

Definitions

  1. binge eat

Ancestry of “hetsäta”, step by step

hetsäta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish äta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishätato eat
2Old Swedishætato eat; to chew, bite
3Old Norseetacrib, manger; cancer; to eat
4Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Swedish hets

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhetsbaiting, agitation
2Swedishhetsaset on, sic
3Middle Low Germanhitzen

Words derived from “hetsäta

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édtiEvery word from Proto-Germanic etaną