Where does “frimaire” come from?

frimaire (French) comes from French frimas, from Middle French frimas, from Old French frimas, from Old French frime, from Old English hrīm, from Proto-Germanic hrīmaz, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

frimaire (French): Frimaire the third month of the French Republican Calendar

Definitions

  1. Frimaire the third month of the French Republican Calendar

Ancestry of “frimaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchfrimasThick fog that tends to freeze; Frost;...
2Middle Frenchfrimas—
3Old Frenchfrimas—
4Old Frenchfrimehoarfrost
5Old Englishhrīmhoarfrost
6Proto-Germanichrīmaz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “frimaire”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrīmaz →Every word from Old English hrīm →