frist
English
/fɹɪst/
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) A certain space or period of time; respite.
- (UK) Time allotted for repayment; a term (in which a debt is to be repaid); a delay; respite; suspension.
- (UK) Credit; trust.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English *frist inherited from Old English fyrst inherited from Proto-Germanic *fristiz derived from Proto-Indo-European *pres- (press).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*pres-
Gloss
press
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- fristing English
- appremō, appremere Latin
- prelum Latin
- premere, premō Latin
- premo Latin
- pressāre Latin
- Frist German
- befristen German
- fristen German
- fristgerecht German
- fristlos German
- mittelfristig German
- vorfristig German
- *pres- Proto-Indo-European
- *fristaz Proto-Germanic
- *fristiz Proto-Germanic
- *furistaz Proto-Germanic
- fyrst Old English
- *frist Middle English
- first Middle English
- fristing Middle English
- frist Old High German
- vrist Middle High German