Where does “Gfrast” come from?

Gfrast (Bavarian) comes from Middle High German gevræʒe, from Middle High German vrâʒ, from Middle High German frëȥȥen, from Old High German frëȥȥan, from Proto-Germanic *fraetan, from Proto-Germanic fraetaną, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti — to eat.

Gfrast (Bavarian): young rascal

Definitions

  1. young rascal

Ancestry of “Gfrast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangevræʒe—
2Middle High Germanvrâʒ—
3Middle High Germanfrëȥȥen—
4Old High Germanfrëȥȥan—
5Proto-Germanic*fraetan—
6Proto-Germanicfraetanąto devour, eat up, consume
7Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →