Where does “liffrea” come from?
liffrea (Old English) comes from Old English frēa, 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 — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
liffrea (Old English): lord of life, God
Definitions
- lord of life, God
Ancestry of “liffrea”, step by step
liffrea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English frēa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | frēa | ruler, lord, king, master; lord, master, husband |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | fraga | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of frāgum |
| 3 | Latin | fragum | strawberry |
| 4 | Latin | fragōsus | fragile, brittle |
| 5 | Latin | fragor | a breaking, shattering; a crash; an uproar, din |
| 6 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via Old English līf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | līf | life, existence; life-time |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | līb | body; life |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lībą | body; life |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |