Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗A long, thin fried piece of cut potato. · A long, thin fried piece of other foods. · A meal of fried sausages, bacon, eggs, etc. · The liver of a lamb.
To cook (something) in hot fat. · To cook in hot fat. · To simmer; to boil. · To suffer because of too much heat.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵ-der.? Latin frīgō Old French frirebor. Middle English fryen English fry Inherited from Middle English fryen, borrowed from Old French frire, from Latin frīgō. Cognate with Ancient Greek φρύγω (phrúgō, “to roast, bake”), Sanskrit भृज्जति (bhṛjjati, “to roast, grill, fry”). Replaced native Middle English hirsten, from Old English hierstan (“to fry”). Related to bhurji, bhujia (“fried Indian snacks”).
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