Where does “fry” come from?
fry (Middle English) comes from Old Norse frjó, from Proto-Germanic fraiwą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- — to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...
fry (Middle English): seed, offspring
Ancestry of “fry”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | frjó | seed; inflection of frjór:
## strong feminine... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fraiwą | seed, semen; gender; offspring |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)per- | to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;... |