ith

Irish (Donegal)

/ɪ/, /iː/

verb

Definitions

eat

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish ithid (eat, grazes, bites, eats, devours) inherited from Proto-Celtic *ɸiteti inherited from Proto-Indo-European *peyt- (food, nutrition, feed, nourish) inherited from Old Irish ·íss derived from Proto-Celtic *ɸiɸitsāti inherited from Old Irish ·dúaid derived from Proto-Celtic *ed- derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (eat, related to eating), *peyt- (food, nutrition, feed, nourish).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*peyt-

Gloss

food, nutrition, feed, nourish

Concept

Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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