Where does “frumlida” come from?

frumlida (Old English) comes from Old English lida — sailor, traveller.

frumlida (Old English): the captain of a ship, boat, or other vessel

Definitions

  1. the captain of a ship, boat, or other vessel

Ancestry of “frumlida”, step by step

frumlida traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English lida

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlidasailor, traveller

via Old English frum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfrum(used in compounds)
Every word from Old English lida