Where does “fryen” come from?
fryen (Middle English) comes from Old French frire, from Latin frīgō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
Ancestry of “fryen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | frire | to fry |
| 2 | Latin | frīgō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |