Where does “עסער” come from?

עסער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish עסן, from German Essen, from Middle High German ëzzen, from Old High German ëȥȥan, from Proto-West Germanic etan, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

עסער (Yiddish): eater

Definitions

  1. eater

Ancestry of “עסער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishעסןto eat; food
2GermanEssengerund of essen; eating; meal; food
3Middle High Germanëzzento eat
4Old High Germanëȥȥanto eat
5Proto-West Germanicetanto eat
6Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “עסער”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →
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