Where does “átröskun” come from?

átröskun (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic át, from Old Norse át, from Proto-Germanic at, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

átröskun (Icelandic): eating disorder

Definitions

  1. eating disorder

Ancestry of “átröskun”, step by step

átröskun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic át

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicáteating, the act of eating; solid food that one...
2Old Norseátthe act of eating; food; first-person singular...
3Proto-Germanicatat, toward, to
4Proto-Germanicētąthe act of eating; food
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Icelandic röskun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicröskundisturbance
2Icelandic-un"Forms nouns from verbs denoting the action or...
3Icelandic-an
4Old Norse-anUsed to derive nouns from class 2 weak verbs;...
5Proto-Germanic-ōnizForms abstract nouns from weak class 2 verbs
6Proto-Germanic-nizForms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems
7Proto-Indo-European-nis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édtiEvery word from Proto-Germanic etaną
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