Where does “frig” come from?

frig (English) comes from Old English Frīġ, from Proto-West Germanic *Frīju, from Proto-Germanic Frijjō — Frigg.

frig (English): to fidget, to wriggle around; to masturbate; to...

Definitions

  1. to fidget, to wriggle around; to masturbate; to...

Ancestry of “frig”, step by step

frig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English Frīġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishFrīġFrigg, the Germanic goddess of love, wife of Odin
2Proto-West Germanic*FrījuFrigg, wife of Odin
3Proto-GermanicFrijjōFrigg

via Middle English friggen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfriggento quiver
2Old Englishfrygianto rub, caress

Words derived from “frig”

Every word from Proto-Germanic Frijjō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *Frīju →Every word from Old English Frīġ →
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