Where does “frikvarter” come from?
frikvarter (Danish) comes from Danish kvarter, from German Quartier, from French quartier, from French -ier, from Middle French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
frikvarter (Danish): recess
Definitions
- recess
Ancestry of “frikvarter”, step by step
frikvarter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish kvarter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | kvarter | quarter, neighbourhood; quarter-hour; indefinite... |
| 2 | German | Quartier | accommodation, quarters; quarter |
| 3 | French | quartier | quarter, district, neighbourhood |
| 4 | French | -ier | used to form the names of trees bearing a... |
| 5 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Danish fri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | fri | to propose; free; vacant, unoccupied |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vrīen | to free; to marry |
| 3 | Old Saxon | friohon | to free, to liberate; to like, to love, to honour |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | frijōn | to love |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | frijōną | to love; to free; to like |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | prāy- | to like, love |