Where does “ite” come from?

ite (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian eta, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

ite (West Frisian): to eat

Definitions

  1. to eat

Ancestry of “ite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianeta—
2Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →