Where does “frithy” come from?
frithy (English) comes from English frith, from English Firth, from Scots firth, from Middle English fyrth, from Old Norse fjǫrðr, from Proto-Norse ᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ, from Proto-Germanic ferþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pértus — passed , crossed.
frithy (English): woody; relating to brushwood, undergrowth, or a...
Definitions
- woody; relating to brushwood, undergrowth, or a...
Ancestry of “frithy”, step by step
frithy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English frith
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | frith | Peace; security; Sanctuary, asylum; To protect;... |
| 2 | English | Firth | OS grid ref HY3514 (approx |
| 3 | Scots | firth | — |
| 4 | Middle English | fyrth | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | fjǫrðr | firth, fjord |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | ᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ferþuz | inlet, fjord |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |