pretz

See also: prètz

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin pretium. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French pris.

Noun

pretz m (oblique plural pretz, nominative singular pretz, nominative plural pretz)

1. price (monetary value)
2. esteem; (positive) reputation

Descendants

• Occitan: prètz
• → Spanish: prez

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “pretium”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 9: Placabilis–Pyxis, page 370