Where does “matareitrun” come from?

matareitrun (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic eitrun, from Icelandic -un, from Icelandic -an, from Old Norse -an, from Proto-Germanic -ōniz, from Proto-Germanic -niz, from Proto-Indo-European -nis.

matareitrun (Icelandic): food poisoning

Definitions

  1. food poisoning

Ancestry of “matareitrun”, step by step

matareitrun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic eitrun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiceitrunpoisoning
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

via Icelandic matur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmaturfood
2Old Norsematrfood
3Proto-Germanicmatizfood
4Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nisEvery word from Icelandic -unEvery word from Old Norse -an