Where does “pryd” come from?
pryd (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål pryde, from Old English prȳde, from Old English prūd, from Old French prod, from Late Latin prode, from Latin prosum, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
pryd (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of pryde; adornment etc
Definitions
- imperative of pryde; adornment etc
Ancestry of “pryd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | pryde | to adorn; to decorate; to grace |
| 2 | Old English | prȳde | pride |
| 3 | Old English | prūd | proud |
| 4 | Old French | prod | Alternative form of pro |
| 5 | Late Latin | prode | profitable, useful; useful; valuable |
| 6 | Latin | prosum | I am useful or of use, do good, help, benefit,... |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |