Where does “jätte” come from?

jätte (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish iætti, from Old Norse jǫtunn, from Proto-Germanic etunaz, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

jätte (Swedish): jotun; a mythical humanoid creature, originally...

Definitions

  1. jotun; a mythical humanoid creature, originally...

Ancestry of “jätte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishiætti—
2Old Norsejǫtunna jotun, giant
3Proto-Germanicetunazan overeater, glutton; a giant
4Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “jätte”

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