Where does “Arsenikesser” come from?

Arsenikesser (German) comes from German Esser, from German Essen, 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.

Arsenikesser (German): arsenic eater, one who consumes arsenic as a...

Definitions

  1. arsenic eater, one who consumes arsenic as a...

Ancestry of “Arsenikesser”, step by step

Arsenikesser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Esser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEssereater
2GermanEssengerund of essen; eating; meal; food
3Middle High Germanëzzento eat
4Old High Germanëȥȥanto eat
5Proto-West Germanicetanto eat
6Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via German Arsenik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanArsenikarsenic
2Latinarsenicumarsenic
3Ancient Greekἀρσενικόνorpiment - arsenic sulphide; yellow arsenic
4Middle Persianzarnīk—
5Avestan𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀gold; golden
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃i—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →
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