Where does “פֿרעסער” come from?

פֿרעסער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿרעסן, 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.

פֿרעסער (Yiddish): A glutton; someone who eats immoderately or like...

Definitions

  1. A glutton; someone who eats immoderately or like...

Ancestry of “פֿרעסער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿרעסןto eat, to feed; pig out
2Middle High Germanvrëȥȥen—
3Old High Germanfrëȥȥan—
4Proto-Germanic*fraetan—
5Proto-Germanicfraetanąto devour, eat up, consume
6Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “פֿרעסער”

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