Where does “Frätarie” come from?

Frätarie (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch fräten, from Middle Dutch vrēten, from Old Dutch fretan, from Proto-Germanic *fraetan, from Proto-Germanic fraetaną, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Frätarie (Plautdietsch): feast

Definitions

  1. feast

Ancestry of “Frätarie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plautdietschfrätento devour, to eat greedily
2Middle Dutchvrētento eat savagely or greedily
3Old Dutchfretan—
4Proto-Germanic*fraetan—
5Proto-Germanicfraetanąto devour, eat up, consume
6Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →