Where does “Frooss” come from?
Frooss (Luxembourgish) comes 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.
Frooss (Luxembourgish): slop, poor quality food
Ancestry of “Frooss”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | frāz | — |
| 2 | Old High German | frëȥȥan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *fraetan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fraetaną | to devour, eat up, consume |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |