Where does “frayer” come from?

frayer (French) comes from Old French freier, from Latin fricō, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.

frayer (French): to open up, clear; to spawn, to fertilize an egg;...

Definitions

  1. to open up, clear; to spawn, to fertilize an egg;...

Ancestry of “frayer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfreier—
2Latinfricōto rub
3LatinfrioI crumble, rub, or break into pieces
4Proto-Italic*friāō—

Words derived from “frayer”

Every word from Proto-Italic *friāō →Every word from Latin frio →Every word from Latin fricō →