English
fretten
Fretten comes from Old English freten ‘eaten’, from fretan ‘to devour, eat up, consume, break, eat into’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁ed-1‘to eat’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*etaną1‘to eat’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*etan1‘to eat’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150etan2‘to eat’
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*fraetan2‘to devour, eat up, consume’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fretan3‘to devour, eat up, consume, break, eat into’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150freten3‘eaten’past participle of fretan
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500freten3
- Englishtodayfretten3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Old English etan
- 2 Wiktionary, Old English fretan
- 3 Wiktionary, English fretten
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁ed-Wiktionary, Old English etan‘to eat’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*etanąWiktionary, Old English etan‘to eat’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*etanWiktionary, Old English etan‘to eat’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150etanWiktionary, Old English fretan‘to eat’
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*fraetanWiktionary, Old English fretan‘to devour, eat up, consume’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fretanWiktionary, English fretten‘to devour, eat up, consume, break, eat into’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150fretenWiktionary, English fretten‘eaten’past participle of fretan
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fretenWiktionary, English fretten
- EnglishtodayfrettenWiktionary, English fretten
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- ‘to eat’
anna, ana, obesity, edible, phage, anodyne, esca, 20 more
through Proto-Germanic *etaną ‘to eat’
through Proto-West Germanic *etan ‘to eat’
through Old English etan ‘to eat’
Today it means
adj Marked.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- / fretten