Where does “firezzan” come from?

firezzan (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic fraetaną, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Ancestry of “firezzan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfraetanąto devour, eat up, consume
2Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “firezzan

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édtiEvery word from Proto-Germanic etaną