Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fraetaną

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *fra- +‎ *etaną.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌɸrɑ.ˈe.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb[edit]

*fraetaną

  1. to devour, eat up, consume

Inflection[edit]

As *etaną.

The vowel of the prefix eventually contracted with the initial vowel of the stem, creating the later variant forms *fraitaną (the disyllabic ae collapsing into a diphthong) and *fretaną:

Descendants[edit]