Where does “frosh” come from?
frosh (English) comes from English freshman, from English MAN, from Middle English man, from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा, from Sanskrit महायान, from Sanskrit यान — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.
frosh (English): A frog; A first-year student, at certain...
Definitions
- A frog; A first-year student, at certain...
Ancestry of “frosh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | freshman | A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge; A... |
| 2 | English | MAN | Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network |
| 3 | Middle English | man | Typically singular, indefinite pronoun: one, you;... |
| 4 | Old English | mān | bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | महादेव | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | महायान | — |
| 8 | Sanskrit | यान | carriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | yáHnam | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yáHnam | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yéh₂-nom | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |
Words derived from “frosh”