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Where does “freunm'thie” come from?

freunm'thie (Norman) comes from Norman freunmer, from Old French fermer, from Latin firmō, from Latin Firmus, from Proto-Italic fermos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

freunm'thie (Norman): gerund of freunmer

Definitions

  1. gerund of freunmer

Ancestry of “freunm'thie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanfreunmerto close
2Old Frenchfermerto close
3Latinfirmō—
4LatinFirmus—
5Proto-Italicfermos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-mo-sholding
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
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