Proto-Germanic

*etaną

‘to eat’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *etaną.

8 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *etaną, most familiar first.

• eat ← eten ← etan ← *etan
• eating ← etynge ← eting ← etan ← *etan
• et ← ǣt ← *āt
• ent ← *anti ← *etunaz
• etch ← etsen ← ätzen ← azzon ← *atjaną
• jotun ← jǫtunn ← *ᛖᛏᚢᚾᚨᛉ ← *etunaz
• eoten ← *etun ← *etunaz
• fretten ← freten ← freten ← fretan ← *fraetan

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *etaną