Where does “frire” come from?

frire (French) comes from Old French frire, from Latin frīgō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

frire (French): to fry

Definitions

  1. to fry

Ancestry of “frire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfrireto fry
2Latinfrīgōto roast, fry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “frire”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Latin frīgō →Every word from Old French frire →