English
fristing
Fristing comes from Middle English fristing.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fristing
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fristing
- Englishtodaysame form
Formed from frist + -ing
Proto-Indo-European *pres- ‘forward, forth, over, beyond’
Proto-Germanic *fristiz ‘date, appointed time’
Old English fierst ‘period, space of time, time, respite, truce’
Middle English *frist
English frist
Every English word from Middle English fristing
Today it means
noun A delay; suspension; postponement.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English fristing / fristing