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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishFrīġ—
2Proto-West Germanic*Frīju—
3Proto-GermanicFrijjōFrigg

Words derived from “frig”

  • frigger
  • friggle
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