Where does “fry” come from?
Fry comes from Middle English fry, from Old French frire, from Latin frigo, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-.
fry (English): A method of cooking food; To be affected by...
Definitions
- A method of cooking food; To be affected by...
Ancestry of “fry”, step by step
fry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English fryen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | fryen | To fry cook in hot fat |
| 2 | Old French | frire | to fry |
| 3 | Latin | frīgō | to roast, fry |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
via Old Norse frjó
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | frjó | seed; inflection of frjór:
## strong feminine... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fraiwą | seed, semen; gender; offspring |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)per- | to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;... |