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Where does “frīgere” come from?

frīgere (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

Ancestry of “frīgere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →