Where does “Frisbee” come from?

Frisbee (English) comes from English frisbie, from English Frisby, from Old Norse býr, from Proto-Germanic būwiz — dwelling.

Frisbee (English): A disk-shaped gliding toy; The sport involving...

Definitions

  1. A disk-shaped gliding toy; The sport involving...

Ancestry of “Frisbee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfrisbie—
2EnglishFrisbyOS grid ref SK707013
3Old NorsebýrAlternative form of bǿr; farm; town; place ,...
4Proto-Germanicbūwizdwelling

Words derived from “Frisbee”

Every word from Proto-Germanic būwiz →