Where does “friessen” come from?

friessen (Luxembourgish) 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.

friessen (Luxembourgish): to eat; to eat, to gorge, to stuff

Definitions

  1. to eat; to eat, to gorge, to stuff

Ancestry of “friessen”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →