Where does “fraieri” come from?
fraieri (Romanian) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic frijaz — to love, to please.
fraieri (Romanian): to cheat, to trick, to deceive
Definitions
- to cheat, to trick, to deceive
Ancestry of “fraieri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | fraier | stupid person; 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 |