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
- eating disorder
Ancestry of “átröskun”, step by step
átröskun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic át
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | át | eating, the act of eating; solid food that one... |
| 2 | Old Norse | át | the act of eating; food; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | at | at, toward, to |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ētą | the act of eating; food |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via Icelandic röskun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | röskun | disturbance |
| 2 | Icelandic | -un | "Forms nouns from verbs denoting the action or... |
| 3 | Icelandic | -an | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | -an | Used to derive nouns from class 2 weak verbs;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōniz | Forms abstract nouns from weak class 2 verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -niz | Forms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -nis | — |