Where does “Jötunheimr” come from?

Jötunheimr (English) comes from Old Norse Jǫtunheimr, from Old Norse jǫtunn, from Proto-Germanic etunaz, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Jötunheimr (English): the realm of the jotun gods

Definitions

  1. the realm of the jotun gods

Ancestry of “Jötunheimr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseJǫtunheimrJotunheim
2Old Norsejǫtunna jotun, giant
3Proto-Germanicetunazan overeater, glutton; a giant
4Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →