Where does “ijzervreter” come from?

ijzervreter (Dutch) comes from Dutch vreter, from Dutch vreten, from Middle Dutch vrēten, from Old Dutch fretan, from Proto-Germanic *fraetan, from Proto-Germanic fraetaną, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti — to eat.

ijzervreter (Dutch): a stout-hearted warrior, a miles gloriosus

Definitions

  1. a stout-hearted warrior, a miles gloriosus

Ancestry of “ijzervreter”, step by step

ijzervreter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vreter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvreterdevourer
2Dutchvretento eat savagely, stuff; food
3Middle Dutchvrētento eat savagely or greedily
4Old Dutchfretan—
5Proto-Germanic*fraetan—
6Proto-Germanicfraetanąto devour, eat up, consume
7Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Dutch ijzer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchijzeriron; iron bar or tool
2Middle Dutchiseriron
3Old Dutchīsern—
4Old Saxonisarnthe metal iron; an instrument or tool made from...
5Proto-West Germanicīsarniron
6Proto-Germanicīsarnąiron
7Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →