Where does “fraiereală” come from?
fraiereală (Romanian) comes from Romanian fraieri, from Romanian fraier, from Yiddish פֿרײַער, from German freier, from German frei, from Middle High German vrî, from Old High German frī, from Proto-West Germanic frī — to love, to please.
fraiereală (Romanian): farce
Definitions
- farce
Ancestry of “fraiereală”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | fraieri | to cheat, to trick, to deceive |
| 2 | Romanian | fraier | stupid person; sucker, mug |
| 3 | Yiddish | פֿרײַער | dupe, sucker |
| 4 | German | freier | comparative degree of frei |
| 5 | German | frei | free; unenslaved; unimprisoned; free;... |
| 6 | Middle High German | vrî | — |
| 7 | Old High German | frī | free |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | frī | free |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |