Where does “פֿרעסן” come from?
פֿרעסן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German vrëȥȥen, from Old High German frëȥȥan, from Proto-Germanic *fraetan, from Proto-Germanic fraetaną, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
פֿרעסן (Yiddish): to eat, to feed; pig out
Ancestry of “פֿרעסן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | vrëȥȥen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | frëȥȥan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *fraetan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fraetaną | to devour, eat up, consume |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
Words derived from “פֿרעסן”