Where does “energievreter” come from?

energievreter (Dutch) comes from Dutch energie, from Middle French énergie, from Late Latin energia, from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργής, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργός, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

energievreter (Dutch): something, such as an appliance or industry, that consumes a very large amount of energy

Definitions

  1. something, such as an appliance or industry, that consumes a very large amount of energy

Ancestry of “energievreter”, step by step

energievreter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch energie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchenergieenergy
2Middle Frenchénergie
3Late Latinenergiaenergy; efficiency
4Ancient Greekἐνέργειαactivity, operation, vigour; workmanship;...
5Ancient Greekἐνεργήςactive, effective
6Ancient Greekἐνεργόςat work, active
7Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
8Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
9Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
10Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
11Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
12Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
13Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Dutch vreten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvretento eat savagely, stuff; food
2Middle Dutchvrētento eat savagely or greedily
3Old Dutchfretan
4Proto-Germanic*fraetan
5Proto-Germanicfraetanąto devour, eat up, consume
6Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂
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