Where does “kødæder” come from?

kødæder (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.

kødæder (Danish): carnivore

Definitions

  1. carnivore

Ancestry of “kødæder”, step by step

kødæder 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 kød

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkødmeat; flesh
2Old Norsekjǫt—
3Proto-Germanicketwąmeat; flesh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →