Where does “mauraæta” come from?

mauraæta (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.

mauraæta (Icelandic): anteater, specifically the giant anteater

Definitions

anteater, specifically the giant anteater

Ancestry of “mauraæta”, step by step

mauraæta 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 maur

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Icelandic	maur	an ant
2	Old Norse	maurr	ant
3	Old Norse	þúfa	mound, knoll
4	Proto-Germanic	þūbaz	—

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