ezzan

See also: èzzan

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German ëzzen, from Old High German ezzan, from Proto-Germanic *etaną. Cognate with German essen, Dutch eten, English eat, Swedish äta.

Verb

ezzan

  1. (Thirteen Communities) to eat

References

  • “ezzan” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *etaną, akin to Old Saxon, Old Dutch, and Old English etan, Old Norse eta, Gothic 𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (itan). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.

Verb

ezzan

  1. to eat

Conjugation

Descendants

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