Where does “frottering” come from?
frottering (Swedish) comes from Swedish frottera, from French frotter, from Latin frictare, from Latin fricto, from Latin frictus, from Latin frigo, from Latin frigus, from Proto-Indo-European sriges-.
Ancestry of “frottering”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | frottera | rub |
| 2 | French | frotter | to rub, chafe; to scrub, scour; to scrape |
| 3 | Latin | frictare | — |
| 4 | Latin | fricto | dative masculine singular of frīctus; dative... |
| 5 | Latin | frictus | roasted, fried; parched; rubbed, chafed |
| 6 | Latin | frigo | to roast, fry; to parch |
| 7 | Latin | frigus | cold, coldness, coolness, chilliness; the cold of... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sriges- | — |