eat

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 239 words | Copyright

eat pt. ate, pp. eaten. OE. str. vb. etan = OS. etan (Du. eten), OHG. ezzan (G. essen). ON. eta, Goth. itan :- Gmc. *etan; f. IE. base *ed-, whence L. edere, Gr. édein, Ir., Gael. ith, Lith. édmi, OSl. jami, Skr. ádmi I eat.

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