carrion (perished animal, especially as food for scavengers) · bait · a word for a person or animal, often implying insubordination and/or cunning, but also used affectionately for someone cheeky or shrewd
köken: From Middle High German ās (“carrion, bait”), from Old High German *ās, from Proto-Germanic *ēsą. Later merged with Middle High German āȥ (“food”), from Old High German āȥ, from Proto-West Germanic *āt, from Proto-Germanic *ētą. Both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (“to eat”).
köken: Ultimately from Vulgar Latin *carōnia. First attested in 1601, and on that basis - considering as well as the lack of an outcome like *carrueña - probably borrowed from Italian carogna.
köken: From *yemtik (“carrion”), from Proto-Turkic *yē- (“to eat”). Cognate with Tatar җемтек (cemtek, “carrion”), Kazakh жемтік (jemtık, “carrion”), Uzbek yemtik (“food for wild animals”).
köken: Ultimately from Vulgar Latin *carōnia. First attested in the 19th century, and on that basis, probably borrowed from Italian carogna. Compare English carrion.