Where does “tröstäta” come from?

tröstäta (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.

tröstäta (Swedish): to comfort-eat

Definitions

  1. to comfort-eat

Ancestry of “tröstäta”, step by step

tröstäta 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 trösta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtröstato comfort, to console
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →