Where does “etu” come from?

etu (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

etu (Westrobothnian): A manger

Definitions

  1. A manger

Ancestry of “etu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseetacrib, manger; cancer; to eat
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 →