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