Where does “fraier” come from?
fraier (Romanian) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European priHós — to love, to please.
fraier (Romanian): stupid person; sucker, mug
Definitions
- stupid person; sucker, mug
Ancestry of “fraier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פֿרײַער | dupe, sucker |
| 2 | German | freier | comparative degree of frei |
| 3 | German | frei | free; unenslaved; unimprisoned; free;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | vrî | — |
| 5 | Old High German | frī | free |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | frī | free |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |