Where does “planteneter” come from?

planteneter (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.

planteneter (Dutch): a herbivore

Definitions

  1. a herbivore

Ancestry of “planteneter”, step by step

planteneter 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 plant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchplantplant, any member of the kingdom Plantae;...
2Middle Dutchplante—
3Latinplantaany vegetable production that serves to propagate...
4Proto-Italicplāntā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléh₂-n̥t-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →