Where does “gefrætwian” come from?

gefrætwian (Old English) comes from Old English frætwe, from Old English for-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

gefrætwian (Old English): to adorn, deck with treasures

Definitions

  1. to adorn, deck with treasures

Ancestry of “gefrætwian”, step by step

gefrætwian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English frætwe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfrætwetreasures, ornaments
2Old Englishfor-wrongly, away from, astray, abstention,...
3Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Old English ġē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġēye
2Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
3Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
4Proto-Germanic-hwe—
5Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →