Where does “żrać” come from?

żrać (Silesian) comes from Proto-Slavic *žèrti — to devour, glut.

żrać (Silesian): to gorge, to stuff oneself, to eat greedily, to gobble

Definitions

  1. to gorge, to stuff oneself, to eat greedily, to gobble

Ancestry of “żrać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*žèrtito devour, glut
Every word from Proto-Slavic *žèrti