Where does “frajernia” come from?
frajernia (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.
frajernia (Polish): prison cell for low-status inmates
Definitions
- prison cell for low-status inmates
Ancestry of “frajernia”, step by step
| 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 |