Where does “ovenfriet” come from?
ovenfriet (Dutch) comes from Dutch friet, 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.
ovenfriet (Dutch): chips/fries to prepare in an oven rather than deep-frying
Definitions
- chips/fries to prepare in an oven rather than deep-frying
Ancestry of “ovenfriet”, step by step
ovenfriet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch friet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | friet | chips, french fries; a single chip/french fry, or... |
| 2 | French | frites | plural of frite: chips, french fries |
| 3 | French | frit | past participle of frire; fried |
| 4 | Old French | frit | — |
| 5 | Latin | frīctus | roasted, fried |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |