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Where does “frisbie” come from?

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

Ancestry of “frisbie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFrisby—
2Old NorsebýrAlternative form of bǿr; farm; town; place ,...
3Proto-Germanicbūwizdwelling
Every word from Proto-Germanic būwiz →