Where does “frǣta” come from?

frǣta (Old Swedish) comes from Middle Low German vreten, 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 “frǣta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvreten—
2Old Saxonfretanto devour, eat greatly
3Proto-West Germanic*fraetanto devour, eat up, consume
4Proto-Germanicfraetanąto devour, eat up, consume
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “frǣta”

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