Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/etaną
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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁édti, from *h₁ed-.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
*etaną
- to eat
Inflection edit
The past singular is anomalous and has long ē rather than the expected short a (possibly continuing the Proto-Indo-European reduplicated stative *h₁eh₁óde).
Conjugation of *etaną (strong class 5)