Where does “vreten” come from?

vreten (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon fretan, from Proto-West Germanic *fraetan, from Proto-Germanic fraetaną, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Ancestry of “vreten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonfretanto devour, eat greatly
2Proto-West Germanic*fraetanto devour, eat up, consume
3Proto-Germanicfraetanąto devour, eat up, consume
4Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “vreten”

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