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
Ancestry of “undereater”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | undereat | To eat too little |
| 2 | English | eat | To ingest; to be ingested; To use up; To cause ... |
| 3 | Middle English | eten | To eat, devour; To consume or have a meal; To... |
| 4 | Old English | eoten | giant, monster |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | etunaz | an overeater, glutton; a giant |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |