Where does “fri” come from?

fri (Irish) comes from Irish fré, from Old Irish fri, from Proto-Celtic writ-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

fri (Irish): Obsolete form of fré

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of fré

Ancestry of “fri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfréwith, along with; towards; against
2Old Irishfritowards, to; against; with
3Proto-Celticwrit-against, opposite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Celtic writ- →