Where does “Aaskäfer” come from?
Aaskäfer (German) comes from German aas, from Middle High German ās, from Middle High German ëzzen, from Old High German ëȥȥan, from Proto-West Germanic etan, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
Aaskäfer (German): carrion beetle
Definitions
- carrion beetle
Ancestry of “Aaskäfer”, step by step
Aaskäfer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German aas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | aas | singular imperative of aasen; first-person... |
| 2 | Middle High German | ās | flesh or meat, flesh or meat from a corpse, carrion |
| 3 | Middle High German | ëzzen | to eat |
| 4 | Old High German | ëȥȥan | to eat |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | etan | to eat |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |