Where does “frass” come from?
frass (English) comes from German Fraß, from Middle High German vrāz, from Old High German frāz, from Old High German frëȥȥan, from Proto-Germanic *fraetan, from Proto-Germanic fraetaną, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti — to eat.
frass (English): The droppings or excrement of insects; under the...
Definitions
- The droppings or excrement of insects; under the...
Ancestry of “frass”, step by step
frass traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Fraß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fraß | the food of an animal, especially its prey; grub;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | vrāz | — |
| 3 | Old High German | frāz | — |
| 4 | Old High German | frëȥȥan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *fraetan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fraetaną | to devour, eat up, consume |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via English fake
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fake | Not real; false, fraudulent; Insincere; Something... |
| 2 | English | feak | Alternative form of feague |
| 3 | German | fegen | to sweep, to polish |
| 4 | Middle Low German | vegen | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | fegōn | to cleanse |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | faginōn | to gladden, rejoice |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | faginōną | to gladden, rejoice |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pōḱ- | — |
via English grass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grass | Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by... |
| 2 | Middle English | gras | A grass; Any plant; especially a herbaceous one;... |
| 3 | Old English | græs | grass |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gras | grass |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grasą | grass |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |