Where does “åt” come from?
åt (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse at, from Old Norse þat, from Proto-Germanic þat, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
åt (Westrobothnian): To; towards; At; "indicating the subject of an...
Definitions
- To; towards; At; "indicating the subject of an...
Ancestry of “åt”, step by step
åt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse at
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | at | conflict, fight, battle; that; since, because, as |
| 2 | Old Norse | þat | it; that |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tód | demonstrative pronoun; that; it |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Old Norse át
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | át | the act of eating; food; first-person singular... |
| 2 | Old Norse | apt | — |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ | after |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | after | after, behind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |