English
eaten
Eaten comes from Proto-West Germanic *etan ‘to eat’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *etanaz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*etanazreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*etan‘to eat’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150eten
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500eten
- Englishtodayeaten
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*etanazreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*etan‘to eat’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150eten
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500eten
- Englishtodayeaten
Formed from eat + -en
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- ‘to eat’
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Proto-Germanic *etaną ‘to eat’
Proto-West Germanic *etan ‘to eat’
Old English etan ‘to eat’
Middle English eten ‘to eat’
English eat
Linked words
through Proto-West Germanic *etan ‘to eat’
through Middle English eten
Today it means
verb Having been consumed by eating.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *etanaz / eaten