Where does “friet” come from?
friet (Dutch) comes from French frites, from French frit, from Old French frit, from Latin frīctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
friet (Dutch): chips, french fries; a single chip/french fry, or...
Definitions
- chips, french fries; a single chip/french fry, or...
Ancestry of “friet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | frites | plural of frite: chips, french fries |
| 2 | French | frit | past participle of frire; fried |
| 3 | Old French | frit | — |
| 4 | Latin | frīctus | — |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “friet”