Where does “fre” come from?
fre (Mauritian Creole) comes from French frais, from Middle French frais, from Old French freis, from Vulgar Latin *friscum, from Proto-Germanic friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European preysk- — fresh.
fre (Mauritian Creole): chilly; chilled; cold
Ancestry of “fre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | frais | fresh; cool; recent, something that has just... |
| 2 | Middle French | frais | fresh |
| 3 | Old French | freis | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *friscum | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | friskaz | fresh; not salty, unsalted |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preysk- | fresh |