Where does “aanvreten” come from?

aanvreten (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

aanvreten (Dutch): to eat at, to damage by eating; to corrode

Definitions

  1. to eat at, to damage by eating; to corrode

Ancestry of “aanvreten”, step by step

aanvreten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vreten

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

via Dutch aan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaanon; to; on, being operative
2Middle Dutchāneon, on top of
3Old Dutchāna—
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an—
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →
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