Where does “Aufgankfräta” come from?
Aufgankfräta (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Aufgank, from German auf-, from German auf, from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
Aufgankfräta (Plautdietsch): scavenger
Definitions
- scavenger
Ancestry of “Aufgankfräta”, step by step
Aufgankfräta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Aufgank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Aufgank | garbage, refuse, rubbish, trash |
| 2 | German | auf- | A separable prefix; similar to English up up-;... |
| 3 | German | auf | on, upon; on, onto, up; on |
| 4 | Middle High German | ūf | on, upon |
| 5 | Old High German | ūf | up |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Plautdietsch Fräta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Fräta | — |
| 2 | Plautdietsch | fräten | to devour, to eat greedily |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vrēten | to eat savagely or greedily |
| 4 | Old Dutch | fretan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *fraetan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fraetaną | to devour, eat up, consume |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |