Where does “prydhet” come from?
prydhet (Swedish) comes from Swedish pryd, from French prude, from Old French prude, from Old French prou, from Vulgar Latin prode, from Latin prosum, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
prydhet (Swedish): prudishness
Definitions
- prudishness
Ancestry of “prydhet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | pryd | prudish, prude, uptight (excessively adhering to (traditional, often sexual) morals, easily offended) |
| 2 | French | prude | prude |
| 3 | Old French | prude | feminine singular of pruz |
| 4 | Old French | prou | profit |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | prode | useful; profitable, useful; second-person... |
| 6 | Latin | prosum | I am useful or of use, do good, help, benefit,... |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |