Where does “frøæder” come from?

frøæder (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.

frøæder (Danish): French person, frogeater

Definitions

  1. French person, frogeater

Ancestry of “frøæder”, step by step

frøæder 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 frø

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfrøfrog; seed
2Middle Low Germanvrōhappy; early
3Old Saxonfrōglad
4Proto-Germanicfrawazhappy; energetic
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →