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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |