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Where does “fríðr” come from?

fríðr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic frīdaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHtós.

fríðr (Old Norse): lovely, beautiful, fair

Definitions

  1. lovely, beautiful, fair

Ancestry of “fríðr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfrīdazbeautiful, lovely; beloved
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHtós—

Words derived from “fríðr”

  • Siri
  • Astrid
  • Sigrid
  • Astrid
  • Astrid
  • Sigrid
  • Asta
  • Siiri
  • Astrid
  • Sigrid
  • Astrid
  • Asta
  • Sigrid
  • Astrid
  • snoppufríður
  • fríður
  • fríðleiki
  • ófríður
  • fríða
  • Ragnfríðr
  • Ásta
  • Ástríðr
  • Jóríðr
  • Malmfríðr
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