Fried
/fraɪd/noun
Cooked in hot fat or oil.
Did you know?Fried comes from the same ancient root as words for peace and free, because in early Germanic law the idea was to make something protected or left alone—not sizzling in a pan.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*priH-
“to love; to be dear”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*frijaz
“beloved, free”
Old English
OE
frēo
“free, exempt, not in bondage”
Middle English
ME
fryen / frien
“to free; to spare”
Modern English
English
fried
“cooked in hot fat or oil”