Where does “jätte-” come from?

jätte- (Swedish) comes from Swedish jätte, 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): very, super-, monster

Definitions

  1. very, super-, monster

Ancestry of “jätte-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjättejotun; a mythical humanoid creature, originally...
2Old Swedishiætti—
3Old Norsejǫtunna jotun, giant
4Proto-Germanicetunazan overeater, glutton; a giant
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “jätte-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →