Where does “fretten” come from?

fretten (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.

fretten (Dutch): to eat

Definitions

  1. to eat

Ancestry of “fretten”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →