Where does “inåt” come from?
inåt (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.
inåt (Swedish): inward, internally; toward
Definitions
- inward, internally; toward
Ancestry of “inåt”, step by step
inåt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish åt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | åt | for; to, towards, in a certain direction |
| 2 | Old Norse | át | the act of eating; food; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | at | at, toward, to |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ētą | the act of eating; food |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via Swedish in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | in | into, the direction "from "out" to "in |