Pfriem

Meaning

bodkin, awl

Concepts

awl

pricker

auger

piercer

awl bodkin

drill

bodkin

Synonyms

Ahle

Bohrer

Alasna transposé du haut allemand alansa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pfʁiːm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: pfrieme

Cognate with Low German: Preem

Cognate with Dutch: priem

Cognate with Lithuanian: briaunà

Cognate with Albanian: brez

Cognate with English: preen

In summary

From Middle High German pfrieme, from Proto-Germanic *preumaz (compare Low German Preem, Dutch priem), alteration of *preunaz, from Proto-Indo-European *brewn- (compare Lithuanian briaunà (“edge”), Albanian brez (“belt, girdle”)). See English preen for reference.