Where does “undereater” come from?

undereater (English) comes from English undereat, 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.

undereater (English): One who eats too little

Definitions

  1. One who eats too little

Ancestry of “undereater”, step by step

undereater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English undereat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishundereatTo eat too little
2EnglisheatTo ingest
3Middle EnglishetenTo eat, devour; To consume or have a meal; To...
4Old Englisheotengiant, monster
5Proto-Germanicetunazan overeater, glutton; a giant
6Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édtiEvery word from Proto-Germanic etaną