Where does “planteæder” come from?

planteæder (Danish) comes from Danish plante, from Middle Low German plante, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

planteæder (Danish): herbivore

Definitions

  1. herbivore

Ancestry of “planteæder”, step by step

planteæder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish plante

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishplanteplant; to plant
2Middle Low Germanplante—
3Latinplantaany vegetable production that serves to propagate...
4Proto-Italicplāntā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléh₂-n̥t-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic plāntā →
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