食べる

Etymology
From earlier form, a verb with the  or lower bigrade conjugation pattern. This was the humble form of, , a verb with the full or quadrigrade conjugation pattern.

Most likely cognate with.

Compare the historical development of meaning from “to humbly receive” → “to eat”, with the modern use of the humble verb just before eating, in a sense of “I humbly receive this food.”

Verb

 * 1) to eat
 * 2)  to eat or drink
 * 1)  to eat or drink
 * 1)  to eat or drink
 * 1)  to eat or drink
 * 1)  to eat or drink