Where does “Fraß” come from?

Fraß (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Fraß (German): the food of an animal, especially its prey; grub;...

Definitions

  1. the food of an animal, especially its prey; grub;...

Ancestry of “Fraß”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvrāz—
2Old High Germanfrāz—
3Old High Germanfrëȥȥan—
4Proto-Germanic*fraetan—
5Proto-Germanicfraetanąto devour, eat up, consume
6Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “Fraß”

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