Where does “fräten” come from?

fräten (Plautdietsch) comes 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.

fräten (Plautdietsch): to devour, to eat greedily

Definitions

  1. to devour, to eat greedily

Ancestry of “fräten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvrētento eat savagely or greedily
2Old Dutchfretan—
3Proto-Germanic*fraetan—
4Proto-Germanicfraetanąto devour, eat up, consume
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “fräten”

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