Where does “hódt” come from?
hódt (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse hvárt, from Old Norse át, from Proto-Germanic at, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
hódt (Westrobothnian): whether; I wonder
Ancestry of “hódt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hvárt | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | át | the act of eating; food; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | at | at, toward, to |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ētą | the act of eating; food |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
Words derived from “hódt”