Where does “*fraetan” come from?

*fraetan (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic fraetaną, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Ancestry of “*fraetan”, 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 “*fraetan

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