Where does “食い下がる” come from?

食い下がる (Japanese) comes from Japanese 食う, from Old Japanese くう, from Middle Chinese 偶.

食い下がる (Japanese): to hang on to; to hang from; to cling to

Definitions

  1. to hang on to; to hang from; to cling to

Ancestry of “食い下がる”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese食うto put something in one's mouth; to eat, to...
2Old Japaneseくう—
3Middle Chinese偶—

Words derived from “食い下がる”

Every word from Middle Chinese 偶 →Every word from Old Japanese くう →Every word from Japanese 食う →