English
abri
Abri comes from French abri ‘shelter’, and goes back to Old French abrier.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400abrier‘to shelter’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400abri‘a place where one is sheltered from the elements or harm’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘shelter’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400abrier‘to shelter’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400abri‘a place where one is sheltered from the elements or harm’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘shelter’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Latin aperiō ‘to open, uncover’
Today it means
noun a shelter; a cavity in a hillside; a shelter on the side of hill with an overhung rock as its roof
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French abrier / abri