Where does “undereat” come from?

undereat (English) comes from English eat, from Middle English eten, from Old English eoten, from Proto-Germanic etunaz, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

undereat (English): To eat too little

Definitions

  1. To eat too little

Ancestry of “undereat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisheatTo ingest
2Middle EnglishetenTo eat, devour; To consume or have a meal; To...
3Old Englisheotengiant, monster
4Proto-Germanicetunazan overeater, glutton; a giant
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “undereat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →
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