Where does “ġefreten” come from?

ġefreten (Old English) comes from Old English 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.

ġefreten (Old English): eaten

Definitions

  1. eaten

Ancestry of “ġefreten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfretanto devour; to break, burst
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 “ġefreten”

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