Where does “frēa” come from?
frēa (Old English) comes from Vulgar Latin fraga, from Latin fragum, from Latin fragōsus, from Latin fragor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
frēa (Old English): ruler, lord, king, master; lord, master, husband
Definitions
- ruler, lord, king, master; lord, master, husband
Ancestry of “frēa”, step by step
frēa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin fraga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | fraga | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of frāgum |
| 2 | Latin | fragum | strawberry |
| 3 | Latin | fragōsus | fragile, brittle |
| 4 | Latin | fragor | a breaking, shattering; a crash; an uproar, din |
| 5 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |