Where does “frajer pompka” come from?
frajer pompka (Polish) comes from Polish frajer, from Yiddish פֿרײַער, from German freier, from German frei, from Middle High German vrî, from Old High German frī, from Proto-West Germanic frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz — to love, to please.
frajer pompka (Polish): sucker
Definitions
- sucker
Ancestry of “frajer pompka”, step by step
frajer pompka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish frajer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | frajer | sucker, mug |
| 2 | Yiddish | פֿרײַער | dupe, sucker |
| 3 | German | freier | comparative degree of frei |
| 4 | German | frei | free; unenslaved; unimprisoned; free;... |
| 5 | Middle High German | vrî | — |
| 6 | Old High German | frī | free |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | frī | free |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |
via Polish pompka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | pompka | push-up, press-up |
| 2 | Polish | Pompa | pump |
| 3 | French | pompe | pump; push-up; Style of strumming, used... |
| 4 | Latin | pompa | procession, parade; pomp |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πομπή | a sending; a solemn procession; pomp |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |