myEtymology.com: English etymology of defrayal

Etymology of the English word defrayal

the English word defrayal

derived from the English word defray

derived from the French word défrayer

derived from the Old French word frayer

derived from the French word frais

derived from the Frankish root *frisk

using the French prefix dé-

derived from the Old French word deffroier

using the English suffix -al

Word found in Modern English