Etymology Explorer › Proto-Germanic

Where does “fraetaną” come from?

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

fraetaną (Proto-Germanic): to devour, eat up, consume

Definitions

  1. to devour, eat up, consume

Ancestry of “fraetaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “fraetaną”

  • fret
  • fretful
  • fretfully
  • fretfulness
  • fretwork
  • fretless
  • frass
  • fretboard
  • fretty
  • fretsaw
  • fretteth
  • fretworked
  • fresser
  • refret
  • frettest
  • fretsome
  • unfret
  • frettiness
  • fretten
  • fretman
  • Lochfraßkorrosion
  • Fresser
  • fressen
  • mottenzerfressen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →