←
Proto-Germanic *etaną (inherited)←
Proto-Indo-European *h₁édti (inherited)←
Old Frisian eta (inherited)←
Old Frisian ita (mention)→
North Frisian iidj (cognate)→
North Frisian ääse (cognate)→
West Frisian iten (mention)→
West Frisian ytlust (compound)→
Low German eten (cognate)