fremd C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /frɛmd/ UK /frɛmd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj (archaic/dialectal) strange, foreign, or unrelated The traveler was treated as fremd in the remote village. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · (archaic/dialectal)... strangeforeignalienunfamiliarunrelatedoutlandish ↔ Opposites familiarnativekindredknown Etymology AI details From Old English fremede, fremde ('strange, foreign'), from Proto-Germanic *framaþijaz ('foreign'), from *fram ('forth, away from'); cognate with German fremd. fremede Old English *framaþijaz Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # fremd **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /frɛmd/ **IPA (UK):** /frɛmd/ ## Meanings 1. (archaic/dialectal) strange, foreign, or unrelated ## Examples - The traveler was treated as fremd in the remote village. ## Synonyms - strange - foreign - alien - unfamiliar - unrelated - outlandish ## Antonyms - familiar - native - kindred - known ## Roots and Affixes - Root: fremede - Root: *framaþijaz ## Etymology From Old English fremede, fremde ('strange, foreign'), from Proto-Germanic *framaþijaz ('foreign'), from *fram ('forth, away from'); cognate with German fremd. ## AI Etymology Fremd comes from Old English fremede, fremde ('strange, foreign'), from Proto-Germanic *framaþijaz ('foreign'), from *fram ('forth, away from'); cognate with German fremd. The historical trail runs through Old English fremede and Proto-Germanic *framaþijaz. In modern use it means (archaic/dialectal) strange, foreign, or unrelated. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Register & Style markdown