*ētą
Runic: ᛖᛏᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɛː.tɑ̃/noun · neuter · a-stem
Meanings
- the act of eating
- food
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ēd-om, a nominal formation from lengthened grade *h₁ed- (‘to eat’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | ētą | ētō |
| Acc. | ētą | ētō |
| Gen. | ētas, ētis | ētǫ̂ |
| Dat. | ētai | ētamaz |
| Inst. | ētō | ētamiz |
| Voc. | ētą | ētō |
Descendants
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*āt (Proto-West Germanic)
- āt (Old Dutch)
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*āt (Proto-West Germanic)
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ǣt (Old English)
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ete (Middle English)
- eats (English)
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ete (Middle English)
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ǣt (Old English)
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*āt (Proto-West Germanic)
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āȥ (Old High German)
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āȥ (Middle High German)
- Aas (German)
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āȥ (Middle High German)
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āȥ (Old High German)
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*āt (Proto-West Germanic)
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āt (Old Saxon)
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ât (Middle Low German)
- At (Low German)
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ât (Middle Low German)
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āt (Old Saxon)
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át (Old Norse)
- át (Icelandic)