Where does “fråse” come from?

fråse (Danish) comes from Middle Low German vrāsen, from Old Saxon fretan, from Proto-West Germanic *fraetan, from Proto-Germanic fraetaną, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

fråse (Danish): to gorge; to be wasteful

Definitions

  1. to gorge; to be wasteful

Ancestry of “fråse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvrāsen—
2Old Saxonfretanto devour, eat greatly
3Proto-West Germanic*fraetanto devour, eat up, consume
4Proto-Germanicfraetanąto devour, eat up, consume
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →