Where does “miereneter” come from?

miereneter (Dutch) comes from Dutch eter, from Dutch eten, from Middle Dutch ēten, from Old Dutch etan, from Proto-West Germanic etan, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

miereneter (Dutch): anteater

Definitions

  1. anteater

Ancestry of “miereneter”, step by step

miereneter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch eter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchetereater
2Dutchetento eat; food; dinner
3Middle Dutchētento eat
4Old Dutchetanto eat
5Proto-West Germanicetanto eat
6Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Dutch mier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmierant; insignificant individual
2Middle Dutchmiereant; inflection of mijn: ## feminine...
3Old Dutchmiuri—
4Proto-Germanicmiurijǭant
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmowro-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →