Where does “frayedness” come from?
frayedness (English) comes from English frayed, from English fray, from Middle English fraien, from Middle English affraien, from Anglo-Norman afrayer, from Old French effreer, from Vulgar Latin exfridare, from Vulgar Latin *exfrido — to love, to please.
frayedness (English): The quality of being frayed
Definitions
- The quality of being frayed
Ancestry of “frayedness”, step by step
frayedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English frayed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | frayed | Unravelled, worn at the end or edge; simple past... |
| 2 | English | fray | To unravel; used particularly for the edge of... |
| 3 | Middle English | fraien | — |
| 4 | Middle English | affraien | To frighten |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | afrayer | to terrify, disquiet, disturb; Alternative form... |
| 6 | Old French | effreer | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | exfridare | — |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | *exfrido | — |
| 9 | Frankish | friþu | peace, sanctuary; security, peace; peace |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | friþuz | peace, tranquility; sanctuary, refuge |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |