Where does “kjötæta” come from?

kjötæta (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.

kjötæta (Icelandic): carnivore

Definitions

carnivore

Ancestry of “kjötæta”, step by step

kjötæta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic æta

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Icelandic	æta	food; a small stream of water in the ice on a...
2	Icelandic	éta	to eat
3	Old Norse	eta	crib, manger; cancer; to eat
4	Proto-Germanic	etaną	to eat
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₁édti	to eat
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₁ed-	to eat

via Icelandic kjöt

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Icelandic	kjöt	meat
2	Old Norse	kjǫt	—
3	Proto-Germanic	ketwą	meat; flesh

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →