Where does “Krähenfraß” come from?
Krähenfraß (German) 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.
Krähenfraß (German): food for crows; consumption by crows
Definitions
- food for crows; consumption by crows
Ancestry of “Krähenfraß”, step by step
Krähenfraß traces back through two 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 |