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Where does “freit” come from?

freit (Old French) comes from Latin frīgidus, from Latin frīgeō, from Latin -eō, from Proto-Italic -ēō, from Proto-Italic -ējō, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

freit (Old French): past participle of freindre; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. past participle of freindre; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “freit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfrīgidus—
2Latinfrīgeō—
3Latin-eō—
4Proto-Italic-ēōForms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;...
5Proto-Italic-ējō—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₁yetiThematicization of the athematic stative verbal...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “freit”

  • froideur
  • refroidissement
  • ultrafroid
  • refroidir
  • froid
  • refroidisseur
  • froideur
  • froidir
  • froidure
  • froidir
  • froit
  • froidure
  • fraidgi
  • fraidement
  • fraid
  • froit
  • froed
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