Reconstruction:Latin/exfridare
Latin
Etymology
From ex- (“out, away”) + Frankish *friþu (“peace, sanctuary”) + -āre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esfreˈdaːr/
Verb
*exfridāre (Proto-Gallo-Romance)
- to frighten
Descendants
- Franco-Provençal: èfreyér, éfrayë, èfarâ, èfrèyi
- Old French: esfreer [ca. 1000] (see there for further descendants)
- Occitan: esfredar [ca. 1160–1200]
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*exfrĭdare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 3: D–F, page 293