Where does “fressen” come from?

fressen (German) comes from Middle High German vrëȥȥen, 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.

fressen (German): to eat; to feed on; to devour; to stuff oneself;...

Definitions

  1. to eat; to feed on; to devour; to stuff oneself;...

Ancestry of “fressen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fressen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →