Where does “aðdráttarkraftur” come from?

aðdráttarkraftur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic að, 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.

aðdráttarkraftur (Icelandic): gravity, gravitational force

Definitions

  1. gravity, gravitational force

Ancestry of “aðdráttarkraftur”, step by step

aðdráttarkraftur traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic að

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicaðthat; to; to, towards
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 kraftur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickrafturstrength; force
2Old Norsekraptrstrength
3Proto-Germanickraftuzstrength, power
4Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Icelandic dráttur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdrátturthe act of pulling, drawing; stroke; the act of...
2Old Norsedráttr—
3Proto-Germanicdrahtuzpulling, carrying
4Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →