Where does “ådselæder” come from?

ådselæder (Danish) comes from Danish æde, from Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

ådselæder (Danish): a scavenger an animal that feeds on carrion

Definitions

  1. a scavenger an animal that feeds on carrion

Ancestry of “ådselæder”, step by step

ådselæder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish æde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishædeto eat; to erode, eat away; to eat up
2Old Norseetacrib, manger; cancer; to eat
3Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Danish ådsel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishådselpiece of carrion, dead animal body, especially...
2Old Danishatsæl—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →