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
Ancestry of “frimaire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | frimas | Thick fog that tends to freeze; Frost;... |
| 2 | Middle French | frimas | — |
| 3 | Old French | frimas | — |
| 4 | Old French | frime | hoarfrost |
| 5 | Old English | hrīm | hoarfrost |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hrīmaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |
Words derived from “frimaire”