Where does “hrææta” come from?

hrææta (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic æta, from Icelandic éta, from Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

hrææta (Icelandic): carrion-eater, scavenger

Definitions

  1. carrion-eater, scavenger

Ancestry of “hrææta”, step by step

hrææta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic æta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicætafood; a small stream of water in the ice on a...
2Icelandicétato eat
3Old Norseetacrib, manger; cancer; to eat
4Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Icelandic hræ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichræcarcass; body of a dead animal or human; a worn...
2Old Norsehrædead body, corpse, carrion
3Proto-Germanichraiwąbody, corpse, carcass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →